IP Library Patent Application 11686481
Patent Application
App. No. 11/686,481

SUPPLEMENTAL LABEL

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Patent No.
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App. No.
11/686,481
Abstract

Supplemental labels and methods of manufacturing supplemental labels are disclosed herein. A supplemental label according to an embodiment includes a presentation portion having a front face and a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion. The front face has a printable area and includes a print-receiving medium. The coupling portion is transparent and has opposed front and rear faces. The rear face has an adhesive, and at least a portion of the adhesive is exposed to removably couple the coupling portion to the object. A supplemental label according to an embodiment includes a presentation portion having a front face and a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion. The front face has a printable area and includes a print-receiving medium. The coupling portion is transparent, has opposed front and rear faces, and extends beyond the presentation portion. The rear face of the coupling portion has a transparent adhesive.

Claims (48)

1 . A supplemental label for removable attachment to an object, the supplemental label comprising:

a presentation portion having a front face, the presentation portion front face having a printable area and including a print-receiving medium; and

a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion, the coupling portion being transparent and having opposed front and rear faces, the coupling portion rear face having an adhesive, at least a portion of the adhesive being exposed to removably couple the coupling portion to the object.

2 . The supplemental label of claim 1 , wherein:

the presentation portion has an end;

the coupling portion overlaps the presentation portion end; and

the adhesive affixes the coupling portion to the presentation portion where the coupling portion overlaps the presentation portion end.

3 . The supplemental label of claim 2 , wherein:

the coupling portion has opposed sides; and

the coupling portion sides are unbounded beyond the presentation portion end.

4 . The supplemental label of claim 1 , wherein:

the presentation portion has opposed ends and opposed sides that collectively define a generally rectangular shape;

the coupling portion has opposed ends and opposed sides that collectively define a generally rectangular shape having a width approximately equal to a width of the presentation portion rectangular shape;

a respective end of the coupling portion overlaps a respective end of the presentation portion; and

the presentation portion and coupling portion are coupled together only where the coupling portion overlaps the presentation portion.

5 . The supplemental label of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive.

6 . The supplemental label of claim 1 , wherein:

the coupling portion includes a clear film; and

the presentation portion includes a paper material.

7 . The supplemental label of claim 1 , wherein:

the presentation portion front face includes a printable area; and

the presentation portion front face includes a print-receiving medium.

8 . The supplemental label of claim 1 , further comprising a material releasably coupled to the portion of the adhesive being exposed to selectively entirely cover the portion of the adhesive being exposed, wherein the material releasably coupled to the portion of the adhesive being exposed does not overlap the presentation portion.

9 . A supplemental label, comprising:

a presentation portion having a front face, the front face having a printable area and including a print-receiving medium; and

a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion and extending beyond the presentation portion, the coupling portion being transparent and having opposed front and rear faces, the coupling portion rear face having a transparent adhesive.

10 . The supplemental label of claim 9 , wherein:

the presentation portion has an end;

the coupling portion overlaps the presentation portion end; and

the adhesive affixes the coupling portion to the presentation portion where the coupling portion overlaps the presentation portion end.

11 . The supplemental label of claim 9 , wherein:

the coupling portion has opposed sides; and

the coupling portion sides are unbounded beyond the presentation portion end.

12 . The supplemental label of claim 9 , wherein:

the adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive;

the coupling portion includes a clear film; and

the presentation portion includes a paper material.

13 . A supplemental label, comprising:

a presentation portion having a front face;

a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion and extending beyond the presentation portion, the coupling portion being transparent and having opposed front and rear faces, the coupling portion rear face having a transparent adhesive; and

a backing releasably coupled to the coupling portion rear face, whereby the presentation portion and the backing collectively entirely cover the coupling portion rear face.

14 . The supplemental label of claim 13 , wherein the presentation portion front face has a printable area and includes a print-receiving medium.

15 . The supplemental label of claim 14 , wherein the backing does not overlap the presentation portion.

16 . The supplemental label of claim 13 , wherein the backing does not overlap the presentation portion.

17 . The supplemental label of claim 13 , wherein the transparent adhesive couples the coupling portion to the presentation portion.

18 . The supplemental label of claim 17 , wherein:

the transparent adhesive couples the coupling portion to the backing; and

the backing includes a release material allowing the backing to be selectively separated from the coupling portion.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: VESTCOM NEW CENTURY LLC
Reel/Frame 027630/0173 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2012
From: VESTCOM NEW CENTURY LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 027626/0528 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2007
From: VESTCOM NEW CENTURY, LLC
To: WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 019265/0527 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2007
From: WILKINSON, MIKE; ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM
To: VESTCOM NEW CENTURY LLC
Reel/Frame 019016/0274 →