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I have been trying to find someone to manufacture adhesive tape with a print on it, such as polka dots, etc.  I haven`t been able to find anyone who can provide this service.  I don`t need packing tape - I need something like electrical tape - Any ideas - I have contacted several people from Alibaba with no success.

why not use stickers? does it have to be electrical tape, industrial? Several places offer round stickers at all different sizes:

googled : round stickers

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8 &rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-33,GGLG:en&q=round+stickers

ahhhh.....well they do make rolled horizontal stickers, would that work?

I`m sure you checked 3M, and I`m not sure about your specific app, but I`ve found this a great place to strart for a lot of "tape" (they`re the monster for a real reason) http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-SpecialtyTape s/SpcltyTape/ and they have vendor lists you can use too.

And I like this company as they have US and asian mfg (ask for Paul or Jimmy)
http://www.chuspkg.com/ ... they are friendly and will answer your quesitons (I`m not even sure if what you want is possible; maybe an overlay or built-up tape that`s opaque on a base product)

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Chris Miller, a simple taco maker:
The Tiger Taco home in the U.S.A.
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Anything is possible!   I have checked with 3M on partnering on this product.  They have the technology and the "big guns" to get it done.  However, they will not even talk with me until I have a provisional patent, which I am working on.  By the way, what if I can`t get a patent?  Should I give up or continue with finding a supplier for my product?

I haven`t look into that.  Maybe I should.  Thanks for the suggestion.

Hello Crutches!  Have you tried good ol`thomasnet?

http://www.thomasnet.com/browse/adhesives-sealants/tapes-1.h tml

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Leslie
Founder and President
Charmed Life Products LLC
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oh thomas register..... I used to work for them. Man that was slave labor, LOL. Talk about cranking through work! Print ads, websites, flash videos.....But yeah they are a great resource.

It sounds like it would be a design patent, since you`re not actually making the tape, just the design on the tape. Those are easy to get b/c as long as your design doesn`t exactly match one already in existence, you get it. So make those polka dots unique! Problem is, if someone changes the design in the slightest, they won`t be infringing on your patent. There are lots of patent lawyers on this site, they can tell you more abt this than I can. Good luck.