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Combined label for food preparers and food servers in table service restaurants and method of using same

  • US 9,886,728 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2013
  • Issued: 02/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A combined label, the combined label comprising:

  • a substrate layer having a front side and a back side opposite the front side;

    a first thermally-sensitive coating layer disposed on the front side of the substrate and when heat activated, to reveal food order information on the front side of the substrate to a food preparer to prepare a food order that was ordered by a table customer;

    a second thermally-sensitive coating layer disposed on a first portion of the back side of the substrate and when heat activated, to reveal additional information on the first portion of the back side of the substrate, the additional information to indicate to a food server to deliver the food order that was prepared by the food preparer; and

    an adhesive layer disposed on a second portion of the back side of the substrate, the adhesive layer adapted and configured to;

    (i) permit the combined label to be attached to a bottom of a serving dish having food associated with the food order and (ii) permit the food server to see the additional information provided on the first portion of the back side of the substrate.

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