ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,324, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Multi-Color Corp. (Batavia, Ohio).
"Pressure-sensitive label" was invented by Douglas Barnhardt (West Chester, Ohio), Barron G. McKillip (Batavia, Ohio), 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, the support portion including at least a carrier layer; and (b) a transfer portion over the support portion for transfer of the transfer portion to an article upon application of pressure while th...