Jerry W Welch

US Patent:

8261799, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

Mar 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/723398

Inventors:

Joseph D. Roth - Springboro OH, US
Jason Lee Lence - Morristown TN, US
Robert Joseph Miles - Morristown TN, US
Jerry M. Welch - Bean Station TN, US
David M. Dashiell - Springboro OH, US

Assignee:

NCR Corporation - Duluth GA

International Classification:

B29C 65/48
B29C 63/26
B32B 37/26
B32B 43/00

US Classification:

156387, 156537, 156580, 156767

Abstract:

Various modifications to a printer to allow the printer to print on linerless adhesive media are described. In one embodiment, a release block is attached to the printer superior to a rubber drive roller. The release block limits the linerless adhesive media from contacting and/or remaining on the rubber drive roller when the linerless adhesive media is fed past print head. The release block may be a guide label, a piece of tape, or fixture. A guide label is adhesively attached and comprises a substrate, an adhesive layer, and release layers so that the linerless adhesive media does not stick to the guide label. Tape may be adhesively attached with a release layer attached to the tape. The fixture may be mechanically attached, magnetically attached, or adhesively attached to the printer. The release block may be removed at any time to allow for standard operation of the printer.