Linerless combined mailing label and return label and method of manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12512019-B2
Application number	US-202418671428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2024
Priority date	May 31, 2012
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

A combined primary label and secondary label comprises a first piece of paper, a first release coating disposed on a portion of the first piece of paper, a second piece of paper, a second release coating different from the first release coating and disposed on a portion of the second piece of paper. The combined primary and secondary label further comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the first and second pieces of paper such that (i) a primary label can be peeled away with at least some adhesive of the adhesive layer from the second release coating disposed on the portion of the second piece of paper, and (ii) a secondary label can be peeled away with at least some adhesive of the same adhesive layer from the first release coating disposed on the portion of the first piece of paper.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A combination label, comprising:
a first component configured as a primary label, wherein a front side of the first component includes a thermal-sensitive coating for thermal printing; a second component configured as a secondary label, wherein a backside of the second component includes a thermal-sensitive coating for thermal printing; an adhesive layer disposed between the first component and the second component such that the first component and the second component share the adhesive layer, wherein the first component and the second component are joined on opposing surfaces of the adhesive layer; wherein the first component includes a perforation that defines boundaries of the second component within the first component; and wherein the second component is adapted to be separated from the first component via the perforation of the first component and is usable independently as the secondary label after separation.

2 . The combination label of claim 1 , wherein a front side of the secondary label after separation retains a portion of the adhesive layer.

3 . The combination label of claim 2 , wherein the front side of the secondary label includes a release coating.

4 . The combination label of claim 3 , wherein the adhesive layer includes an adhesive that is a pressure sensitive adhesive.

5 . The combination label of claim 1 , wherein the primary label is adapted to adhere to a package via an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of a backside of the first component.

6 . The combination label of claim 1 , wherein the primary label is rectangular in shape.

7 . The combination label of claim 6 , wherein the secondary label is rectangular in shape.

8 . The combination label of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive that is a pressure-sensitive glue.

9 . The combination label of claim 1 , wherein the primary label is a mailing label and the secondary label is a return label.

10 . A combination label, comprising:
a first piece of paper comprising a front side and a backside, at least a portion of the backside includes an adhesive coating; a second piece of paper comprising a front side and a backside; an adhesive layer disposed between the first piece of paper and the second piece of paper such that the first piece of paper and the second piece of paper share the adhesive layer, wherein the first piece of paper and the second piece of paper are joined on opposing surfaces of the adhesive layer; and a rectangular-shaped area for the first piece of paper and the second piece of paper defined by a perforation, wherein the perforation corresponds to approximately a same size as a rectangular-shaped area of the second piece of paper; wherein the front side of the first piece of paper enclosed by the rectangular-shaped area represents a first label and the second piece of paper associated with the rectangular-shaped area represents a second label; wherein the front side of the first piece of paper and the backside of the second piece of paper comprises a thermal-sensitive coating.

11 . The combination label of claim 10 , wherein the rectangular-shaped framed shaped area corresponding to the first piece of paper and the rectangular-shaped area corresponding to the second piece of paper are separatable via the perforation from a package to obtain the first label and the second label.

12 . The combination label of claim 10 , wherein the rectangular-shaped area associated with the second piece of paper is outlined by the perforation.

13 . A combination label, comprising:
a first piece of paper comprising a thermally sensitive coating disposed on a front side of the first piece of paper; a second piece of paper comprising a thermally sensitive coating on a backside of the second piece of paper; an adhesive layer disposed between the first piece of paper and the second piece of paper such that the first piece of paper and the second piece of paper share the adhesive layer; and a perforation in the first piece of paper defining a rectangular-shaped area in the first piece of paper, wherein the perforation corresponds to approximately a same size rectangular-shaped area of the second piece of paper, corresponding to a first label associated with at least a portion of the first piece of paper and a second label corresponding to at least a portion of the second piece of paper.

14 . The combination label of claim 13 , wherein the first label and the second label are configured to be separated from the combination label to obtain the first label and the second label via the perforation.

Assignees

• Iconex Llc

Inventors

• Mcdaniel Robert

Classifications

• G09F2003/022

  Shipment · CPC title

• G09F2003/0213

  Concealed data · CPC title

• G09F3/10

  by an adhesive layer · CPC title

• G09F2003/0269

  perforated · CPC title

• G09F2003/0267

  die cut · CPC title