Appeal No. 96-0031
Application No. 08/078,918
Claims 1 and 2 are illustrative:
1. A stack of cut sheet linerless labels comprising:
a plurality of linerless labels, each label comprising a substrate having
first and second faces, a pressure sensitive adhesive substantially
completely covering said first face and a release coat substantially
completely covering said second face;
said pressure sensitive adhesive and release coat having an
adhesive force between them of between 0.001-1.2 oz/inch, when
peeling a one inch by six inch sample at a rate of twelve inches per
minute at a ninety degree angle, while being sufficiently tacky to hold
the labels together in a stack; and
said labels disposed in a stack with the pressure sensitive adhesive
of each label engaging the release coat of the next label below it.
2. A stack of cut sheet linerless labels as recited in claim 1 further
comprising a tie coat enhancing adherence of said pressure sensitive
adhesive to said substrate, said tie coat adhering to both said substrate first
face and said pressure sensitive adhesive.
In the rejection of the appealed claims, the examiner relies upon the following
references:
Keeling et al. (Keeling) 3,896,249 Jul. 22, 1975
Fickenscher et al. (Fickenscher) 4,851,383 Jul. 25, 1989
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