US Patent Issued to Bedford Industries on July 1 for "Tag attachment by shrink film" (Minnesota, South Dakota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,343, issued on July 1, was assigned to Bedford Industries Inc. (Worthington, Minn.).

"Tag attachment by shrink film" was invented by David Schiller (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Eric Milbrath (Brewster, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, an article includes a first sleeve formed from a first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet, the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet having opposed first and second edges, wherein the first sleeve is formed with a first seam proximate the first edge. A portion of the first heat-shrinkable polymer sheet extends between the first sleeve and the second edge. A tag is bonded to the portion of the firs...