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Double-sided labels and methods of manufacture and use

  • US 7,195,689 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2003
  • Issued: 03/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of making a label, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a substrate having a front side and a back side, the back side comprising an adhesive;

    deadening a first portion of the back side of the substrate to create a deadened first portion;

    applying an ink to the deadened first portion;

    contacting the adhesive on the back side of the substrate with a release liner; and

    forming a label having a front side and a back side, the back side of the label comprising;

    the deadened first portion;

    a second portion, the second portion proximate to the first portion and comprising the adhesive; and

    a third portion, the third portion proximate to the first portion and comprising the adhesive,wherein the second and third portions are separated by the first portion and by perforations between the first portion and second portion, and by perforations between the first portion and the third portion.

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