Stephen M Key

US Patent:

6385878, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Feb 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/247245

Inventors:

Stephen M. Key - Oakdale CA

Assignee:

Stephen Key Design, LLC - Oakdale CA

International Classification:

G09F 300

US Classification:

40306, 40310, 40506

Abstract:

A rotatable label system includes a container having a removable closure and a shell of heat-shrinkable material arranged about the container. The shell has a tamper-evident portion which extends over at least a portion of the closure to prevent its removal. The remainder of the shell comprises a rotatable label portion having indicia disposed thereon. The rotatable label portion is provided with at least one transparent window through which co-located indicia disposed on an inner label affixed to the container may be viewed. The rotatable label portion is rotatable relative to the container about a vertical axis thereof to enable viewing of a selected subset of the indicia disposed on the inner label. At least one perforation line divides the tamper-evident portion of the shell from the rotatable label portion and facilitates detachment of the tamper-evident portion.

US Patent:

6402872, Jun 11, 2002

Filed:

Apr 15, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/551985

Inventors:

Stephen M. Key - Oakdale CA

Assignee:

Stephen Key Design, LLC - Modesto CA

International Classification:

B65C 308

US Classification:

156215, 156278, 156289, 1563063, 156DIG 9, 156DIG 11, 156DIG 13

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for constructing a rotatable label and attaching the rotatable label to a container. The rotatable label may have a transparent portion and is temporarily secured to a container or an inner label that is permanently secured to the container via a temporary adhesive disposed on a leading edge of the rotatable labels back surface. Permanent adhesive is disposed on the trailing edge of the rotatable labels back surface. The rotatable label is then wrapped around the container so that the trailing edge of the rotatable labels back surface comes in contact with the rotatable labels front surface. The rotatable label is then rotated with respect to the inner label or container, thereby breaking the temporary bond formed by the temporary adhesive between the rotatable label and inner label or container. Alternatively, temporary adhesive may be disposed on the trailing edge of the rotatable labels back surface to allow the rotatable label to be easily removed from the container.

US Patent:

6631578, Oct 14, 2003

Filed:

May 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/866219

Inventors:

Stephen M. Key - Oakdale CA

Assignee:

Stephen Key Design, LLC - Modesto CA

International Classification:

G09F 310

US Classification:

40638, 40306, 40310, 40506

Abstract:

A system and method for constructing a rotatable label and attaching the rotatable label to a container. The rotatable label system includes an inner label attached to the container and a rotatable outer label. The inner label may have adhesive on a rear surface of a trailing end alone, or it may have adhesive on a rear surface of both the leading and trailing end for fixedly attaching it to a container. The outer label only has adhesive on a rear surface of a trailing end to secure the outer label to itself. A leading end is temporarily affixed to the container while the outer label is wrapped around the container. Once the trailing end is attached to a front surface of the leading end, the outer label can be rotated about the container over the inner label. Longitudinal movement of the outer label relative to the container may be restricted by disposing the outer label between top and bottom label panels formed on the container. The outer label is preferably adapted with a transparent portion or window permitting viewing of indicia disposed on the inner label.

US Patent:

6649007, Nov 18, 2003

Filed:

Oct 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/030321

Inventors:

Stephen M. Key - Modesto CA

Assignee:

Stephen Key Design, LLC - Modesto CA

International Classification:

B65C 308

US Classification:

156249, 156215, 156277, 156387, 156DIG 9, 428 418

Abstract:

A rotatable label system includes a pharmaceutical container and a label arranged about the pharmaceutical container. The label has an inner label portion affixed to the pharmaceutical container and an outer label portion rotatable positioned about the inner label portion. At least one window or transparent section is provided on the outer label portion. Generic and custom imprinted indicia is disposed on the inner and outer label portions. By rotating the outer label portion relative to the inner label portion and the container, written indicia imprinted on the inner label portion is viewable through the window or transparent section.

US Patent:

7087298, Aug 8, 2006

Filed:

Dec 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/005428

Inventors:

Stephen M. Key - Oakdale CA, US

Assignee:

Stephen Key Design, LLC - Modesto CA

International Classification:

B32B 7/12
G09F 3/10
G09F 3/00

US Classification:

428343, 428 419, 428 401, 428354, 40306, 40310, 40506, 215252, 215256, 215206, 215901

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for constructing a rotatable label and attaching the rotatable label to a container. The rotatable label may have a transparent portion and is temporarily secured to a container or an inner label that is permanently secured to the container via a temporary adhesive disposed on a leading edge of the rotatable label's back surface. Permanent adhesive is disposed on the trailing edge of the rotatable label's back surface. The rotatable label is then wrapped around the container so that the trailing edge of the rotatable label's back surface comes in contact with the rotatable label's front surface. The rotatable label is then rotated with respect to the inner label or container, thereby breaking the temporary bond formed by the temporary adhesive between the rotatable label and inner label or container. Alternatively, temporary adhesive may be disposed on the trailing edge of the rotatable label's back surface to allow the rotatable label to be easily removed from the container. In another embodiment, the rotatable label includes a release tab releasably attached to an outer label.

US Patent:

7172668, Feb 6, 2007

Filed:

Jan 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/764403

Inventors:

Stephen M. Key - Modesto CA, US

Assignee:

Stephen Key Design, LLC - Modesto CA

International Classification:

B32B 37/10
B32B 37/30
B32B 38/10
G09F 11/02
G09F 11/23

US Classification:

156 86, 156247, 156344, 40306, 40310, 40488, 40506, 206772, 206774, 428 349, 428 46

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for constructing a rotatable label and attaching the rotatable label to a container. The rotatable label system comprises an inner label attached to the container and a rotatable outer label. The inner label may have adhesive on a rear surface of a trailing end alone, adhesive on a rear surface of both the leading and trailing end for fixedly attaching it to a container, or adhesive on the entire rear surface. The outer label may only have adhesive on a rear surface at or near a trailing end to secure the outer label to itself. The outer label is temporarily coupled to, the container while the outer label is wrapped around the container. Once the trailing end is attached to a front surface of the outer label at or near a leading end of the outer label, the outer label can be rotated about the container over the inner label. Longitudinal movement of the outer label relative to the container may be restricted by disposing the outer label between top and bottom label panels formed on the container. The outer label is preferably adapted with a transparent portion or window permitting viewing of indicia disposed on the inner label.

US Patent:

D588628, Mar 17, 2009

Filed:

Sep 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/239135

Inventors:

Stephen Marcus Key - Turlock CA, US

International Classification:

1703

US Classification:

D17 20

US Patent:

20020104613, Aug 8, 2002

Filed:

Mar 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/112542

Inventors:

Stephen Key - Modesto CA, US

International Classification:

B32B031/00

US Classification:

156/268000, 156/229000, 156/294000, 156/308400, 156/182000, 156/084000

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for constructing a rotatable sleeve device. The rotatable sleeve device includes a sleeve disposed about a container, preferable positioned and held in place by at least one surface contour. In one embodiment, the sleeve is made of a rigid, but flexible material. The sleeve is formed with expansion joints such that the joints allow the sleeve to expand over the surface contour of the container in order to position the sleeve about the container or to remove the sleeve from the container. The rotatable sleeve further includes at least one transparent region which permits viewing of an underlying subset of indicia disposed on an inner label or directly on the container.