Appeal No. 2005-2131
Application 10/000,254
enabling a linered label applicator to accept linerless label sheet for application to the surface of
elements, and are representative of the claims on appeal:2
1. A method for enabling a linered label applicator to accept linerless label sheet for
application to the surface of elements comprising border cutting a sheet consisting essentially of
a linerless label to form a source of precut linerless label, associating the precut source of
linerless labels on a roll of temporary liner sheet consisting essentially of a sheet of less than
0.032mm in thickness, the precut linerless label having a border for a label, the border having a
linear distance defined by a micro-bridged cut along the border so that a composite of:
a) said temporary liner sheet and
b) micro-bridged linerless labels are provided
feeding the composite into said linered label applicator where linered label is normally directed
into said linered label applicator.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary liner consists essentially of a polymer
film of less than 0.025 mm in thickness.
18. An apparatus for enabling a linered label applicator to accept linerless label sheet for
application to the surface of elements comprising a cutter to provide a source of border cut sheet
linerless label, a source of the cut linerless labels on a roll of temporary liner sheet added to the
cut linerless label, the sheet consisting essentially of a sheet of less than 0.032mm in thickness, a
feeder for feeding the cut linerless label on a roll of a temporary liner sheet to the linered label
applicator, the linerless label having a border for a label, the border having a linear distance
defined by a micro-bridged cut along the border so that a composite of a) and b), wherein a) and
b) are defined below as:
a) said temporary liner sheet and
b) micro-bridged linerless labels
is provided to a feeder for feeding the composite into said linered label applicator, and
a stripping system to remove label from matrix by severing microbridges, and an applicator
system for applying stripped label to a substrate.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the linerless label is provided as printed label
prior to being supplied to the cutter.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Evans 3,565,750 Feb. 23, 1971
Koehlinger et al. (Koehlinger) 3,920,122 Nov. 18, 1975
Boreali 5,573,621 Nov. 12, 1996
Nedblake 6,592,693 Jul. 15, 2003
2 We have reproduced these claims as they are presented in the amendment filed July 2, 2004.
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