IP Library Granted Patent US 12,033,538
Granted Patent B2
US 12,033,538 · App. 17/816,538 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Privacy label system and method of protecting privacy

Inventors: Scott Powhida (Delmar, NY); Larry Frederick (Niskayuna, NY)
Assignee: PRIVACY TAB, LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,033,538
App. No.
17/816,538
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A privacy label system includes a sheet of label material configured to be removably attached to a container of a product in an unfolded layer configuration. The label material includes a top surface area configured to receive personal information of a recipient of the product and an opposing bottom surface area configured to receive advertising information associated with the product. An attachment system of the privacy label system is operable to removably attach the label material to the container in an unfolded layer configuration such that the bottom surface area is positioned between the top surface area and the container, once the label material is attached to the container. The label material is operable to be removed from the container by the recipient by hand, in order to remove the personal information from the container and to reveal the advertising information to the recipient.

Claims (45)

1. A privacy label system, comprising:

a sheet of first label material configured to be removably attached to a container of a product in an unfolded layer configuration, the first label material comprising:

a first top surface area, wherein the top surface area includes personal information of a recipient of the product disposed thereon, and

an opposing first bottom surface area configured to receive advertising information associated with the product;

a sheet of second label material positioned directly adjacent and below the sheet of first label material, the second label material including a second top surface area configured to receive advertising information associated with the product and an opposing second bottom surface area; and

an attachment system operable to removably attach the first label material to the container in an unfolded layer configuration such that the first bottom surface area is positioned between the first top surface area and the container, once the first label material is attached to the container, the attachment system comprising:

an entire bottom surface boundary region surrounding the first bottom surface area, the entire bottom surface boundary region having a first adhesive layer disposed thereon, the first adhesive layer being operable to removably attach the entire bottom surface boundary region to the container, and

a second adhesive layer disposed on the entire second bottom surface area, the second adhesive layer being operable to more permanently attach the second sheet to the container than that of the first adhesive layer; and

wherein, the first label material is operable to be removed from the container by the recipient, in order to remove the personal information from the container and to reveal the advertising information to the recipient.

2. The privacy label system of claim 1 , comprising:

a tab section attached to the first label material, the tab section configured to be pulled by hand to remove the attached first label material from the container.

3. The privacy label system of claim 1 , wherein the attachment system comprises:

a border region surrounding the first label material, the border region being attached to a portion of a perimeter of the first label material via series of perforations; and

the border region having an adhesive layer disposed thereon that is operable to attach to the container;

wherein the perforations are operable to separate from the perimeter of the first label material when the first label material is removed from the container.

4. The privacy label system of claim 3 , wherein the series of perforations extend along three of four sides of the first label material, the fourth side of the first label material being unattached to the border region.

5. The privacy label system of claim 3 , wherein the series of perforations extend along the entire perimeter of the first label material.

6. The privacy label system of claim 1 , wherein the advertising information is disposed on one of the second top surface area of the second label material or the first bottom surface area of the sheet of first label material configured to be removably attached to the container.

7. A method of protecting privacy of a recipient of a product, the method comprising:

providing a privacy label system having a sheet of label material configured to be removably attached to a container of a product in an unfolded layer configuration;

disposing personal information of a recipient of the product on a top surface area of the label material;

disposing advertising information associated with the product on an opposing bottom surface area of the label material;

attaching an attachment system of the privacy label system to the container, the attachment system removably attaching the label material to the container in an unfolded layer configuration such that the bottom surface area is positioned between the top surface area and the container, once the label material is attached to the container, the attachment system comprising:

a border region surrounding the label material, the border region being attached to three of four sides of the label material via series of perforations, leaving the fourth side of the label material unattached to the border region, wherein the perforations are operable to separate from the perimeter of the label material when the label material is removed from the container; and

pulling by hand a tab section of the privacy label system that is attached to the fourth side of the label material, in order to separate the label material from the perforations and to remove the attached label material from the container and to reveal the advertising information to the recipient.

8. A privacy label system, comprising:

a sheet of label material configured to be removably attached to a container of a product in an unfolded layer configuration, the label material comprising:

a top surface area configured to receive personal information of a recipient of the product, and

an opposing bottom surface area configured to receive advertising information associated with the product; and

an attachment system operable to removably attach the label material to the container in an unfolded layer configuration such that the bottom surface area is positioned between the top surface area and the container, once the label material is attached to the container, the attachment system comprising:

a border region surrounding the label material, the border region being attached to a portion of a perimeter of the label material via series of perforations, wherein the series of perforations extend along three of four sides of the label material, the fourth side of the label material being unattached to the border region, and

the border region having an adhesive layer disposed thereon that is operable to attach to the container;

wherein the perforations are operable to separate from the perimeter of the label material when the label material is removed from the container by the recipient, in order to remove the personal information from the container and to reveal the advertising information to the recipient.

9. The privacy label system of claim 8 , comprising:

a single sheet of second label material positioned directly adjacent and below the first sheet of label material, the second label material including a top surface area configured to receive advertising information associated with the product.

10. The privacy label system of claim 9 , wherein the advertising information is disposed on one of the top surface area of the second label material or the bottom surface area of the sheet of label material configured to be removably attached to the container.

11. A method of protecting privacy of a recipient of a product, the method comprising:

providing a privacy label system having a sheet of label material configured to be removably attached to a container of a product in an unfolded layer configuration;

disposing personal information of a recipient of the product on a top surface area of the label material;

disposing advertising information associated with the product on an opposing bottom surface area of the label material;

attaching an attachment system of the privacy label system to the container, the attachment system removably attaching the label material to the container in an unfolded layer configuration such that the bottom surface area is positioned between the top surface area and the container, once the label material is attached to the container;

attaching a border region of the privacy label system to the container, the border region surrounding the label material, the border region being attached to a portion of a perimeter of the label material via series of perforations, wherein the perforations are operable to separate from the perimeter of the label material when the label material is removed from the container;

attaching the border region to three of the four sides of the label material via the series of perforations;

leaving the fourth side of the label material unattached to the border region; and

pulling the unattached fourth side of the label material to separate the perimeter of the label material from the perforations and remove the label material from the container.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2022
From: POWHIDA, SCOTT; FREDERICK, LARRY
To: PRIVACY TAB, LLC
Reel/Frame 062087/0536 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17646956 · Jan 4, 2022
Provisional Application 63171209 · Apr 6, 2021
Related Publication 20220366814A1 · Nov 17, 2022