Granted Patent B2

US 10,783,807 · App. 14/928,525 · Granted Sep 22, 2020

Abstract

Claims (10)

1. An adhesive label comprising:

a substrate;

an adhesive region with adhesive on a first side of the substrate;

two void regions that are devoid of any adhesive on the first side of the substrate; and

a print layer on a second and opposing side of the substrate, wherein the print layer comprises one or more thermally sensitive coatings that changes color upon application of heat;

wherein the two void regions are non-intersecting and staggered within the adhesive region, and edges of the adhesive region forms a border between edges of the substrate and edges of the two void regions, wherein each void region is a triangular shape, wherein a first apex of a first triangular shape for a first void region is directed in a first direction and a second apex of a second triangular shape for a second void region is directed in a second direction, wherein the first direction is an opposite direction from the second direction, wherein the first void region is adjacent to the second void region and separated by a portion of the adhesive region, and wherein a first base of the first triangular shape for the first void region is aligned horizontally with the second apex of the second triangular shape for the second void region.

2. The adhesive label of claim 1 , wherein a surface area of the adhesive region within the adhesive label is greater than a surface area of the two void regions.

3. The adhesive label of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive region surrounds and outlines all of the two void regions.

4. The adhesive label of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the adhesive region is situated at a center of the label.

5. The adhesive label of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is one of: a high-tack adhesive, a high-tack pressure sensitive adhesive, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Assignments (10)