ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,119, issued on Nov. 18.

"Pressure sensitive printable paper products and their use with packaging and containers" was invented by Joel Van Boom (Franklin, Tenn.) and William R. Krahl (Baldwinsville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure is concerned with pressure sensitive adhesive printable paper products, such as labels, and their use with various substrates, such as packaging and containers, including food containers. This disclosure is also concerned with repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive printable paper products and their transformation into semi-permanent or permanent adhesive products with respect to suc...