ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,088, issued on July 7, was assigned to Multi-Color Corp. (Batavia, Ohio).
"Pressure-sensitive label" was invented by Douglas Barnhardt (West Chester, Ohio), Barron G. McKillip (Cincinnati), Stephen Riccardi (York, Pa.), Floyd Needham (Loveland, Ohio) and A. Craig Bushman (Loveland, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensitive label and method for preparing same, the pressure sensitive label comprising: (a) a support portion, said support portion including at least a carrier layer; and (b) a transfer portion over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon applicatio...