A printable media including a carrier layer, a first envelope and a first adhesive. The carrier layer includes a first surface having a first area and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first envelope includes a third surface, a fourth surface opposite the third surface, and a second area less than the first area. The first envelope is secured to the carrier layer by the first adhesive bonding the fourth surface to the first surface.

A watermark sheet made up of a substrate layer with opposing water and fiber surfaces, a pattern of at least two watermark indicia, and a set of apertures extending from the water surface toward the fiber surface of the substrate layer, is provided. The pattern of at least two watermark indicia is distributed over a continuous area of the fiber surface. The inventive watermark sheet provides watermarks of improved quality. Also provided is a watermark sleeve made up of a cylinder mold and the inventive watermark sheet wrapped around and affixed to an outer diametric surface of the cylinder mold. In addition, methods of manufacturing the watermark sheet, the watermark sleeve, a watermarked paper and a high security document are provided, as well as products resulting from these methods of manufacture.

Printed matter including a viewed-page detection electrode provided to a primary surface of a first printed medium among a plurality of bound printed media, the viewed-page detection electrode being so disposed that, when the printed matter is closed, at least part of the electrode provided to a first page overlaps with an electrode provided to a second page facing the first page; a selected-area detection electrode provided to the primary surface and located at a position different from the viewed-page detection electrode; a first determination unit connected to the viewed-page detection electrode to determine a page that is currently open based on capacitance generated in the viewed-page detection electrode; and a second determination unit connected to the selected-area detection electrode to determine whether the selected-area detection electrode of the open page has been touched by a user based on capacitance generated in the selected-area detection electrode.

A printed multiple ply paper article and a method of producing it are described. The method comprises providing a first paper stock having a first surface and a second surface, applying a pressure activated adhesive (33) to the second surface, printing (34) upon the first surface, and bringing together two portions of the second surface under pressure in registration (35, 36) to form a multiple ply product.

A non-pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive for use in mailer applications uses a styrenic block copolymer (SBC) with a hydrogenated mid-block as the primary polymer in the composition. The adhesive contains about 10% to about 50% by weight of the SBC, about 2% to about 30% by weight of a polyolefin polymer as a secondary polymer in the composition, about 10% to about 70% by weight of a suitable plasticizer, about 0% to about 30% by weight of a wax, about 0% to about 50% by weight of one or more tackifying resins, about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of a stabilizer, and about 0% to about 3% by weight of auxiliary additives, so that the viscosity of the composition is equal to or less than about 10,000 cP at 163 C. The formulation balances the cohesive and adhesive strength required to insure the adhesive fails cohesively to prevent paper tear. In addition, the presence of the secondary polymer allows additional oil absorption into the polymer, thus preventing oil from staining the substrates or surfaces without significantly increasing the viscosity.

An electronic card with secured switch connection includes a circuit board and an insulation sheet; a contact plate and a elastic sheet provided on the circuit board and acting as a switch, the elastic sheet resiliently pressed against the contact plate, the insulation sheet being slidable between the contact plate and the elastic sheet; a U-shaped snap-engaging sleeve provided on the circuit board and located above the contact plate and the elastic sheet, the insulation sheet being slidably inserted in the U-shaped snap-engaging sleeve, one end of the insulation sheet being provided with a through hole, the circuit board and a fixed end of the insulation sheet being fixed on two sides of a folding electronic card respectively. The electronic card with secured switch connection is advantageous in that it can prevent displacement of the insulation sheet.

A method of assembling a greeting card may include assembling multiple individual members in a lattice configuration so as to define at least one object. The object(s) may be positioned between multiple panels. The objects may be removably connected to at least one of the panels with at least one flap being separable from the object(s) at a weakened portion such that the object(s) can be removed from the panel(s).

Disclosed is a divider adhesion strip assembly that includes a sheet with a front side and a bottom side having a perimeter that is defined by a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge wherein the first edge is opposite the second edge and the third edge is opposite the fourth edge. A first laminate strip portion may be adhered to the front side of the divider sheet. The first laminate strip portion is positioned along the first edge of the sheet and extends between the third edge and the fourth edge. A plurality of apertures may be aligned adjacent the second edge of the sheet. A tab member having indicia thereon and an adhesive portion may be provided wherein the adhesive portion is configured to adhere to the first laminate strip portion such that the indicia extends past the perimeter of the sheet.

A novelty item for the amusement of children, said item including a plurality of mats made from a flexible material that is adapted to receive erasable ink markings; wherein said mats are linked in an array and foldably connected along a straight edge, thereby to enable the folding of said array of mats into a compact form wherein all of said mats will lay flat and aligned; wherein said foldable connections are debossed trenches extending fully across at least one surface of said mats.

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a greeting card is disclosed that includes a plurality of panels connected such that the greeting card is reconfigurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, at least one object positioned between the plurality of panels that is reconfigurable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and an attachment member connecting the at least one object to the plurality of panels such that the at least one object can be detached from the plurality of panels. In various embodiments, the greeting card may further include a locking member that is configured and dimensioned to maintain the expanded configuration of the at least one object.