Continuous web registration

Claim 2

An elongated web comprising: (a) a pair of plies in face-to-face relationship with one another; (b) a visible coating on at least one surface of at least one of the plies; (c) said coating being in the form of a repetitive pattern to provide a series of separable web sections; (d) the web including a series of spaced, transversely disposed, portions delineating the ends of the sections; (e) each of the sections being adapted for separation from the web to provide a commodity substantially identical to commodities formed by separation of the other of the web sections; and (f) normally invisible, registration enabling indicia on at least one of the plies, the indicia on stimulation by radiation of a given intensity emitting wave shifted electromagnetic radiation of significantly different intensity than that radiated or refelected by the coating and the web plies upon exposure to a given intensity of electromagnetic radiation of a certain wavelength range even though the wave shifted and the radiated or reflected radiations may include radiation of substantially identical wavelengths.

Claim 3

The web of claim 1 wherein the indicia when exposed to radiation of such given intensity and a certain wavelength emit wave shifted radiation of an intensity sufficiently different than radiated or reflected radiation from other portions of the web to enable reliable detection by a detector continuously scanning the web to detect the presence of such indicia whereby operations performed on the web may be properly coordinated.

Claim 4

The web of claim 1 wherein the plies are plastic.

Claim 5

An article for feeding along a path of travel comprising: (a) an elongated web having printed locating portions disposed along the web in a repetitive pattern; (b) the locating portions normally being essentially invisible such that the web has an appearance to visual observation essentially no different than a web without such locating portions but otherwise identical; (c) the locating portions including pigments which are essentially invisible and are responsive to electromagnetic radiation of a given intensity and wavelength range to cause a shift in wavelength of that radiation and to emit radiation in a different wavelength range; and, (d) the locating portions emissions when exposed to radiation of such given intensity and wavelength range being sufficiently different in intensity from radiated or reflected radiation from other portions of the web when the web is used in an illuminated environment wherein humans are present to enable reliable detection by a detector continuously scanning the web to detect the presence of such indicia while avoiding false detection signals in response to radiated or reflected radiation of the same wavelengths as said different wavelength range, whereby operations performed on the web may be properly coordinated.

Claim 6

An article for feeding along a path of travel comprising: (a) an elongated web having printed locating portions disposed along the web in a repetitive pattern; (b) the locating portions normally being essentially invisible such that the web has an appearance to visual observation essentially no different than a web without such locating portions but otherwise identical; (c) the locating portions including pigments which are essentially invisible and are responsive to electromagnetic radiation of a given intensity and wavelength range to cause a shift in wavelength of that radiation and to emit radiation in a different wavelength range; and, (d) the locating portions emissions when exposed to radiation of such given intensity and wavelength range being sufficiently different in intensity from radiated or reflected radiation from other portions of the web when the web is used in an illuminated environment wherein humans are present to enable reliable detection by a detector continuously scanning the web to detect the presence of such indicia while avoiding false detection signals in response to radiated or reflected radiation of the same wavelengths as said different wavelength range, whereby operations performed on the web may be properly coordinated.

Claim 7

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated web having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web to adapt the web to be separated into a plurality of like commodities useful in packaging; (b) the web having informative printing thereon; (c) at least one set of spaced, repetitive indicia on the web, the indicia being spaced along the web; (d) each such indicia including transparent, lightwave length shifting particles; and, (e) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by a relatively high intensity electromagnetic radiation of a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting relatively high intensity electromagnetic radiation of a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitted energy in the different range being greater than the intensity of energy in said different range which is reflected by non indicia portions of the web.

Claim 8

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated web having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web to adapt the web to be separated into a plurality of like commodities useful in packaging; (b) the web having informative printing thereon; (c) at least one set of spaced, repetitive indicia on the web, the indicia being spaced along the web; (d) each such indicia including transparent, lightwave length shifting particles; and, (e) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by a relatively high intensity electromagnetic radiation of a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting relatively high intensity electromagnetic radiation of a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitted energy in the different range being greater than the intensity of energy in said different range which is reflected by non indicia portions of the web.

Claim 9

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated tubular web of plastic having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web. (b) said web having colored printing thereon providing decoration or information or both; (c) at least one set of spaced, repetitive indicia imprinted thereon, the indicia being spaced along the web at intervals corresponding to the intervals of the parts of one of said sets of parts: (d) each such indicia including transparent, light wavelength shifting particles; (e) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by a relatively high intensity beam of electromagnetic radiation in a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting a relatively high intensity quantity of electromagnetic energy in a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitted energy in the different range being greater than the intensity of energy in said different range which the web reflects when exposed to ambient illumination in a facility wherein humans are present; and, (f) the colored printing on the web including colors which will reflect ambient radiation of the same wavelengths as the energy in said different wavelength range.

Claim 10

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated tubular web of plastic having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web. (b) said web having colored printing thereon providing decoration or information or both; (c) at least one set of spaced, repetitive indicia imprinted thereon, the indicia being spaced along the web at intervals corresponding to the intervals of the parts of one of said sets of parts: (d) each such indicia including transparent, light wavelength shifting particles; (e) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by a relatively high intensity beam of electromagnetic radiation in a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting a relatively high intensity quantity of electromagnetic energy in a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitted energy in the different range being greater than the intensity of energy in said different range which the web reflects when exposed to ambient illumination in a facility wherein humans are present; and, (f) the colored printing on the web including colors which will reflect ambient radiation of the same wavelengths as the energy in said different wavelength range.

Claim 11

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated web having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web to adapt the web to be separated into a plurality of commodities; (b) at least one set of indicia applied to the web, the indicia being spaced along the web; (c) each such indicia including electromagnetic wavelength shifting particles; and, (d) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by electromagnetic energy in a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting energy in a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitting energy in the different range being different than the intensity of energy in said different range which is reflected by non-indicia portions of the web when exposed to ambient illumination in an environment wherein humans are present, and the reflected energy including energy in said different range.

Claim 12

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated web having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web to adapt the web to be separated into a plurality of commodities; (b) at least one set of indicia applied to the web, the indicia being spaced along the web; (c) each such indicia including electromagnetic wavelength shifting particles; and, (d) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by electromagnetic energy in a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting energy in a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitting energy in the different range being different than the intensity of energy in said different range which is reflected by non-indicia portions of the web when exposed to ambient illumination in an environment wherein humans are present, and the reflected energy including energy in said different range.

Claim 13

The article of claim 7 wherein the web has at least two plies.

Claim 14

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated tubular web of plastic having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web; (b) at least one set of spaced, repetitive indicia imprinted thereon, the indicia being spaced along the web at intervals corresponding to the intervals of the parts of one of said sets of parts; (c) each such indicia including transparent, light wavelength shifting particles; and, (d) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by a relatively high intensity beam of electromagnetic radiation in a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting a relatively high intensity quantity of electromagnetic energy in a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitted energy in the different range being greater than the intensity of energy in said different range which the web reflects when exposed to ambient illumination in a facility wherein humans are present, and the indicia being essentially invisible when exposed to such ambient illumination but not such relatively high intensity energy.

Claim 15

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) an elongated tubular web of plastic having at least one set of repetitive, spaced, transversely extending structurally modified parts such as seals or lines of weakness that physically vary from other parts of the web; (b) at least one set of spaced, repetitive indicia imprinted thereon, the indicia being spaced along the web at intervals corresponding to the intervals of the parts of one of said sets of parts; (c) each such indicia including transparent, light wavelength shifting particles; and, (d) the particles having the physical property of being stimulatable by a relatively high intensity beam of electromagnetic radiation in a certain wavelength range and upon being so stimulated emitting a relatively high intensity quantity of electromagnetic energy in a different wavelength range, the intensity of said emitted energy in the different range being greater than the intensity of energy in said different range which the web reflects when exposed to ambient illumination in a facility wherein humans are present, and the indicia being essentially invisible when exposed to such ambient illumination but not such relatively high intensity energy.

Claim 16

The article of claim 9 wherein the indicia are in the form of a continuous pattern which extends along the web to provide continuous information in response to such high energy electromagnetic radiation.

Claim 17

The web of claim 9 wherein the indicia when exposed to radiation of such relatively high intensity and certain wavelength emit wave shifted radiation of an intensity sufficiently different than radiated or reflected radiation from other portions of the web to enable reliable detection by a detector continuously scanning the web to detect the presence of such indicia whereby operations performed on the web may be properly coordinated.

Claim 18

The web of claim 9 wherein the web has a surface such that when it is exposed to such ambient illumination at least some reflections from ambient illumination are of a wavelength corresponding to the wavelength of the wave shifted radiation.

Claim 19

The web of claim 1 wherein at least some reflections from the coating when exposed to ambient light in a facility wherein humans are present are of a wavelength corresponding to the wavelength of the wave shifted radiation emitted when the indicia are exposed to radiation of such certain wavelength.

Claim 20

The article of claim 4 wherein the web has a surface having reflecting properties such that when exposed to ambient light at least some reflections from such ambient light are of a wavelength corresponding to the wavelength of the wave shifted radiation occurring when the locating portions are exposed to such radiation of given intensity.

Claim 21

The article of claim 5 wherein at least some such radiation or reflections when the web is used in such environment are of a wavelength corresponding to the wavelength of said different wavelength range.

Claim 22

The article of claim 7 wherein the web has printing thereon providing decoration or information or both.

Claim 23

The article of claim 16 wherein the printing is repetitive.

Claim 24

The article of claim 17 wherein the web is plastic and the indicia are normally invisible.

Claim 25

The article of claim 9 wherein the web has printing thereon providing decoration or information or both.

Claim 26

The article of claim 19 wherein the printing is repetitive.

Claim 27

The article of claim 20 wherein the web is plastic and the indicia are normally invisible.

Claim 28

The article of claim 6 wherein said parts delineate web sections and where the printing is repetitive with each section having an appearance corresponding to each other section.

Claim 29

The web of claim 1 wherein the coating substantially covers each section and the sections are characterized by being free of normally visible registration markings.

Claim 30

The web of claim 1 wherein the indicia are superimposed over the coating.

Claim 31

The article of claim 5 wherein at least some of the indicia are superimposed over the printing and are normally invisible.

Claim 32

The article of claim 6 wherein at least some of the indicia are superimposed over the printing and are normally invisible.

Claim 33

The article of claim 6 wherein the parts delineate sections, the printing substantially covers the sections and the sections are characterized by being free of normally visible registration markings.