Patents
US 9597867 B2: Digital printed duct tape
- Granted
- 2017-03-21
- Filed
- 2014-07-23 application 14338513
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A duct tape and a method of making a duct tape having a customized, printed design on a surface of the duct tape. The method comprises providing a design for printing on the duct tape, digitally printing the design on the surface of the duct tape, and curing the ink printed on the duct tape with ultraviolet light in dual stages. The method further comprises applying on the digitally printed duct tape a material or composition having overcoat properties, release properties, or a combination thereof.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170321.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 23 patents | US company or organization | Hickory, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Stamatoukos | Hudson, NC | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel Festa | Strongsville, OH | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stanley Williams | Hickory, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Donald Terry Hagood | Hickory, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J2/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C09J | Adhesives; non-mechanical aspects of adhesive processes in general; adhesive processes not provided for elsewhere; use of materials as adhesives | C09J7/21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41M | Printing, duplicating, marking, or copying processes; colour printing, | B41M5/0047 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T428/24802 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2015-06-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 35755/44 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-07-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HAGOOD, DONALD TERRY signed 2013-07-25 STAMATOUKOS, GEORGE signed 2013-07-25 FESTA, DANIEL ERIC, SR. signed 2013-07-26 WILLIAMS, STANLEY signed 2013-07-31 | SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC HICKORY, NC | 33371/336 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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