IP Library Granted Patent US 10,342,708
Granted Patent B2
US 10,342,708 · App. 14/216,484 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Decorative bandage and corresponding systems and methods

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Patent No.
US 10,342,708
App. No.
14/216,484
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A decorative bandage ( 800 ) is provided. The decorative bandage can include a backing layer ( 100 ) defining a first major face ( 101 ) and a second major face ( 301 ). An adhesive ( 302 ) can be disposed along one of the first major face or the second major face. A pad ( 303 ) can be disposed along the adhesive layer. Another of the first major face or the second major face can include one or more design elements ( 601 ) defining a writing surface appearance ( 901 ), such as that of a blackboard or a whiteboard. A decorative bandage accessory ( 1300 ), such as one or more sticker sets 1301,1302 , can be included so that a user can customize the decorative bandage.

Claims (17)

1. A decorative bandage, comprising:

a backing layer defining a first major face and a second major face;

an adhesive disposed along one of the first major face or the second major face;

a pad disposed along the one of the first major face or the second major face;

another of the first major face or the second major face comprising one or more design elements defining a writing surface appearance;

the writing surface appearance comprising a blackboard appearance.

2. The decorative bandage of claim 1 , the blackboard appearance comprising a black plane inscribed within a border defining a wood frame appearance.

3. The decorative bandage of claim 2 , further comprising another design element defining a writing instrument appearance disposed along the blackboard appearance.

4. The decorative bandage of claim 3 , the writing instrument appearance comprising a chalk stick appearance.

5. The system of claim 3 , the writing instrument appearance comprising one of an ink pen appearance or a marker appearance.

6. The decorative bandage of claim 1 , further comprising a sticker set, the sticker set comprising a plurality of stickers, each sticker having another adhesive to adhere to the writing surface appearance on a first side of the respective sticker and one of a letter, symbol, character, or number on a second side of the respective sticker.

7. The decorative bandage of claim 6 , the plurality of stickers respectively comprising one of letters A through Z or numbers one through nine and zero disposed on respective second sides of the plurality of stickers.

8. The decorative bandage of claim 1 , the backing layer comprising a thermoplastic material.

9. The decorative bandage of claim 8 , the backing layer defining a length of between three and four inches, inclusive, and a width of between one and two inches, inclusive.

10. The decorative bandage of claim 1 , the writing surface appearance printed on the another of the first major face or the second major face.

11. The decorative bandage of claim 1 , the writing surface appearance comprising one or more letters, symbols, characters, numbers, or combinations thereof.

12. The decorative bandage of claim 1 , the backing layer comprising a perforated backing layer.

Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075643/0462 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
CONVERSION OF ENTITY FROM CORPORATION TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Recorded Oct 31, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Reel/Frame 057977/0567 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2014
From: BOWMAN, MICHAEL
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC
Reel/Frame 032456/0635 →