1. A roll of image-customized postage labels, said roll comprising:
a label roll core:
a length of label liner wound around the label roll core, said length of label liner comprising an upper liner surface, an underneath liner surface, a first end disposed on the label roll core, and a second dispensing end; and
a user-specified plurality of adhesive-backed, image-customized postage labels disposed on the upper liner surface of the length of label liner that is wound around the label roll core, each of said adhesive-backed, image-customized postage labels comprising an indication of postal-system-approved provider of Internet postage labels that produced the roll of image-customized postage labels, an upper label surface and an underneath label surface, wherein an adhesive is disposed on the underneath label surface of each adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label, said upper label surface of each adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label comprising a user-supplied customized image, a respective machine-readable, postal-system-approved, information-based postage indicia corresponding to a user-specified paid postage amount, and a human-readable postage indicia corresponding to the user-specified paid postage amount, said roll of image-customized postage labels configured for application of each of said adhesive-backed, image-customized postage labels to respective mail pieces, said user comprising an individual or entity other than the postal-system-approved provider.
2. The roll of claim 1, wherein an invisible fluorescent ink is disposed on a portion of the upper label surface of each adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label.
3. The roll of claim 1, wherein each adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label further comprises a user-specified height, a user-specified width, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge and a right edge, and wherein the customized image comprises a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side.
4. The roll of claim 3, wherein at least one edge is serrated, wherein the at least one edge is selected from the group consisting of: the top edge, the bottom edge, the left edge and the right edge.
5. The roll of claim 3, wherein the left edge of each adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label is adjacent to the left side of the customized image.
6. The roll of claim 5, wherein each respective adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label is disposed on the length of the label liner so that the left edge of the respective adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label is oriented toward the second dispensing end of the length of label liner, said respective machine-readable information-based postage indicia adjacent to the right edge of said adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label.
7. The roll of claim 1, said length of label liner further comprising single-label-width columns of postage labels spliced together, end-to-end.
8. The roll of claim 7, wherein each respective adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label is disposed on the length of the label liner so that a respective left edge of the respective adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label is oriented toward the second dispensing end of the length of label liner.
9. The roll of claim 1, said user-supplied customized image comprising a polychromatic user-supplied customized image.
10. A roll of image-customized postage labels, said roll comprising:
a label roil core;
a length of label liner wound around the label roll core, said length of label liner comprising an upper liner surface, an underneath liner surface, a first end disposed on the label roll core, and a second dispensing end; and
a user-specified plurality of adhesive-backed, image-customized postage labels disposed on the upper liner surface of the length of label liner that is wound around the label roll core, each of said adhesive-backed, image-customized postage labels comprising an indication of a postal-system-approved provider of Internet postage labels that produced the roll of image-customized postage labels, an upper label surface and an underneath label surface, wherein an adhesive is disposed on the underneath label surface of each adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label, said upper label surface of each adhesive-backed, image-customized postage label comprising a user-supplied customized image, a respective machine-readable, postal-system-approved, information-based postage indicia corresponding to a user-specified paid postage amount, and a human-readable postage indicia corresponding to the user-specified paid postage amount, said roll of image-customized postage labels configured for application of each of said adhesive-backed, image-customized postage labels to respective mail pieces by a high-speed postage application machine, said user comprising an individual or entity other than the postal-system-approved provider.
11. The roll of claim 10, said user-supplied customized image comprising a polychromatic user-supplied customized image.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A fluoropolymer fiber comprising an improved hydrophilicity and a surface deformation configured for providing the improved hydrophilicity.
2. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a tear in the fluoropolymer fiber.
3. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 2 wherein the tear is a split.
4. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 2 wherein the tear is a plurality of splits.
5. The fluoropolymer according to claim 4 wherein the tear forms a plurality of strands.
6. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 5 wherein the plurality of strands provides an end of the fluoropolymer fiber with a frayed appearance.
7. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 2 wherein the tear is a slit.
8. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation extends along a grain of the fluoropolymer fiber.
9. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein surface deformation extends substantially longitudinally along an exterior surface of the fluoropolymer fiber.
10. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation includes an exposed interior surface of the fluoropolymer fiber.
11. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 10 wherein the exposed interior surface includes a fibril-like member extending outwardly therefrom.
12. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 11 wherein the fibril-like member is bent.
13. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the improved hydrophilicity is UV light resistant.
14. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the improved hydrophilicity is resistant to humidity.
15. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the improved hydrophilicity is resistant to temperature.
16. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the fluoropolymer fiber is a polytetrafluoroethylene fiber between about 127 microns and about 1115,000 microns in length.
17. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a split having a length that is equal to between 1% and 100% of a length of the fluoropolymer fiber.
18. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a tear having a length that is equal to between 5% and 90% of a length of the fluoropolymer fiber.
19. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a tear having a length that is equal to between 10% and 80% of a length of the fluoropolymer fiber.
20. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a tear having a depth that is greater than 0.5 micron.
21. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a tear having a depth that is greater than 2.5 microns.
22. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a slit having a depth that is greater than 10% of an average width of the fluoropolymer fiber.
23. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 1 wherein the surface deformation is a slit having a depth that is greater than 25% of an average width of the fluoropolymer fiber.
24. A fluoropolymer fiber comprising,
an elongate body having a first end and a second end,
a split extending through the first end of the elongate body,
a slit in the elongate body, and
an improved hydrophilicity.
25. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the fluoropolymer fiber is a polytetrafluoroethylene fiber.
26. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the fluoropolymer fiber is a floc fiber.
27. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the fluoropolymer fiber is a staple fiber.
28. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the split includes a first elongate portion partially removed from a surface of the elongate body, the first elongate portion having a first end coupled to the elongate body and a second free end.
29. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 28 wherein the split includes a second portion including an exposed interior surface of the elongate body.
30. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 29 wherein the exposed interior surface is rougher than an exterior surface of the fluoropolymer fiber and includes a plurality of outwardly extending, fibril-like, curved members.
31. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the split extends through the second end.
32. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the split has a length that is equal to between 2% and 75% of a length of the fluoropolymer fiber.
33. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the split has a length that is equal to between 15% and 60% of a length of the fluoropolymer fiber.
34. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the slit has a depth that is greater than 0.75 micron.
35. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 24 wherein the slit has a depth that is greater than 2.0 microns.
36. A hydrophilic fluoropolymer fiber comprising a slit, a split end, an exposed interior fluoropolymer fiber surface and a plurality of fibril-like members extending outwardly from the exposed interior surface.
37. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 36 wherein the slit has a depth of at least 0.8 micron.
38. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 36 wherein the slit has a depth that is greater than 10% of an average width of the fluoropolymer fiber.
39. The fluoropolymer according to claim 36 wherein the split has a length that is equal to between 10% and 100% of a length of the fluoropolymer fiber.
40. The fluoropolymer according to claim 36 wherein the split end appears frayed.
41. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 36 wherein the fluoropolymer floc is an expanded fluoropolymer fiber.
42. The fluoropolymer fiber according to claim 36 wherein the fluoropolymer fiber is a polytetrafluoroethylene floc fiber or a polytetrafluoroethylene staple fiber.