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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120068449 | APPLICATION OF UNIQUE SURFACE COATINGS TO HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURING OUTPUT A photographic material for image display including an intimately sorbed contrast agent that provides a contrast layer against which the recorded image can be seen regardless of the nature and colour of the background.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068450 | SECURITY DEVICE A security device for authenticating bank notes, documents and other items, comprises a luminescent material for producing luminescent radiation of first and second wavelengths. The security device includes an optically variable structure for controlling emission of lum... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120054053 | METHOD, SOFTWARE PRODUCT, AND CARD FOR PERSONALIZED MEETING AND RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHING A method, software product and card for personal online/offline meeting. The method includes the steps of an initiator developing a profile/account with a central organization; the central organization providing the initiator with a number of cards on which are printed ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120001411 | Security Document Comprising At Least One Combined Image and A Revelation Means, and Associated Method A security document (1) including a revealer raster (3) associated with a combined image (2) present on the document (1) and/or on another article, this combined image (2) comprising at least two interleaved images, at least one of the... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110309608 | LABEL ASSEMBLY FOR APPLYING A LABEL TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES A label assembly that includes a face sheet with a label shape defined by one or more tearable lines of separation, a back sheet adjacent to the face sheet, and an adhesive material disposed between the face sheet and the back sheet. The back sheet includes at least one... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110278834 | Protective order identification card and method for enforcement A protective order identification card and method for enforcement that assists law enforcement officials in quickly and efficiently assisting victims under the protective auspices of protective orders through the use of a dual-sided identification card and national info... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110233918 | TIME INTEGRATED INTEGRAL IMAGE DEVICE An optical device (10) for providing a synthetic integral image comprises a polymer foil stack. A first interface (17) of the polymer foil stack comprises at least one image area (82). A second interface, at a distance from the first interface, has ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110227326 | CARD PRINTING METHOD AND APPARATUS A method of producing a plurality of transaction cards comprising the steps of providing a plurality of blank cards to which at least one element is to be applied, each card comprising at least one card tag, each card tag carrying production information identifying at l... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110215561 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A SECURITY DOCUMENT COMPRISING A THERMOCHROMIC ELEMENT AND DATA CONTAINING TEMPERATURE INFORMATION, AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY DOCUMENT Security document including at least one thermochromic element able to change appearance at at least one predefined temperature, and at least one indication on the document, associated with said at least one thermochromic element, giving information on the change-of-app... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110193333 | MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION CARD AND RELATED METHOD OF USE The invention is directed to a medication administration card that includes a sheet of rigid material having a first and second side, the sheet also having a first portion, a second portion and a folded edge located between both portions. The sheet includes at least one... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110187095 | CLASSIFYING AND DISCRIMINATING AN ITEM OF CURRENCY BASED ON THE ITEM'S SPECTRAL RESPONSE An unknown item of currency is compared to at least one known item of currency by evaluating the spectral response of the unknown item of currency. A spectral response is obtained from the unknown item of currency, and the spectral response of the unknown item of curren... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110181034 | NURSING TRACKING STICKER A nursing tracking sticker is placed on the outside of a nursing pad. The sticker is shaped to conform to the outside of the pad without interfering with the use of the pad or the ability of the pad to absorb any leaking breast milk. The sticker provides an easy way for... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110163529 | Luggage Tag System, Device and Method A system of the present invention couples via a lanyard to a piece of luggage. The system includes a holder having three pockets. A first mask having a first shape and first color card inserts in the first pocket, a second mask and second color card inserts in the secon... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110089676 | METHOD OF CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY OF A DOCUMENT WITH A CO-LAMINATED FABRIC LAYER INSIDE A method to test the authenticity of a document (1), such as an ID, a passport or a card, protected against forgery, wherein it comprises at least an inner co-laminated fabric layer (2) forming an optical watermark. This layer presents cuts, and so separat... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110049862 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY DEVICE, AND ARTICLE EMPLOYING SAME AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF AN ARTICLE A security device and method are provided for verifying the authenticity of articles, tracking articles, detecting the diversion of articles, and detecting the production of unauthorized articles. The security device includes a substrate and an optically variable securi... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110042933 | RECIPIENT VERIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE, INCLUDING PATIENT IDENTIFICATION A recipient verification system including a strap, a pocket, a tether, and a label strip. The strap is configured for placement about a wearer's appendage (e.g., wrist, ankle, etc.). The pocket is coupled to the strap and forms an interior region that is exteriorly acce... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110031734 | CONTAINER CAP LOCKING MECHANISM A container cap locking mechanism includes a barb and adjacent stop both projecting downward from a cap edge to mesh with a V-shaped block projecting outward from a container sidewall.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031735 | SECURITY ELEMENT The invention relates to optical security elements, their use for identifying and authenticating objects and processes and devices for identifying and authenticating objects using the optical security elements.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100320743 | SECURITY LAMINATE HAVING A SECURITY FEATURE A security laminate comprising a plurality of lamellae and layers, wherein at least one of the lamellae is a biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate film, and wherein the ratio of the thickness of the one or more biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate fil... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320742 | SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a security element (12) having a metalized microrelief pattern and a negative pattern in register therewith, in which
| 12/23/2010 |
| 20100307944 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONALIZED BOOKS A system and method for packaging, shipping, and distributing personalized books is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a container having a plurality of wall panels attached to one another to define a central space within the container. One or more of the... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100295287 | SECURITY ELEMENT The present invention is in the field of security documents, more particularly in the field of security elements aimed to protect security documents against copying (illegal reproduction) and counterfeiting. It discloses a security element having a coating layer(s) whic... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100287008 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS AND PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE TO PURCHASE TRAVEL SERVICES Generating a commission for a passport photo provider by identifying a group of people that are about to travel in the near future, providing the customers with an incentive to purchase a travel service and a token to identify the passport photo provider, the customer p... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100264642 | SECURITY SHEET COMPRISING A FIBER SUBSTRATE INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE WATERMARK A sheet including a fiber substrate including at least one watermark and having at least partially incorporated therein a ribbon that is narrower than the substrate and that overlies the watermark in part.... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100201114 | PAGE MARK-UP USING PRINTED DOT BARCODES Disclosed is a method (700) of creating a security document (310), the method comprising the steps of encoding the document (310) with a first set (309) of protection marks containing information defining an absolute co-ordinate system (31... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100102545 | LABEL ASSEMBLY HAVING RAISABLE REGISTRATION TABS DISPOSED OVER REMOVABLE SHAPES A label assembly that includes a face sheet with a label shape defined by one or more tearable lines of separation, a back sheet adjacent to the face sheet, and an adhesive material disposed between the face sheet and the back sheet. The back sheet has a removable panel... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100102544 | LABEL ASSEMBLY HAVING ANGLED REGISTRATION TABS FOR APPLYING A LABEL TO AN OBJECT A label assembly that includes a face sheet with at least one label shape defined by one or more tearable lines of separation, a back sheet adjacent to the face sheet, and an adhesive material disposed between the face sheet and the back sheet. The back sheet has a remo... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100072739 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY ELEMENT The present invention relates to an optically variable security element for protecting articles against counterfeiting, to a process for the production of a security element of this type, and to the use thereof.... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100065201 | Label and Method of Labeling Wine Bottles A round label having three distinct areas for indicia relating to the contents of a wine bottle and a method of using the same. The label can have pre-printed indicia relating to the variety of wine and spaces upon which a person can indicate by hand-writing the winery ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100052308 | ANTI-COUNTERFEIT PACKAGING Anti-counterfeit marking for a product, comprising: a tamper evident marker attached to or integrated with a product or packaging for a product and having a random mark; and an electronic memory element containing data about the random mark, the memory element being att... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100045022 | WRISTBAND AND USE METHOD THEREOF A wristband that can be attached comfortably to wrists or ankles of various sizes by adjusting a band length. The wristband includes: a display portion, a band portion in a first end portion of the wristband as an extension from one side of the display portion; the firs... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100030710 | REAL TIME, IN-PERSON SOCIAL NETWORKING Systems and methods of the invention for providing real-time, in-person social networking provide a plurality of instructions to individuals in a group as well as a setting and time for the group to carryout the instructions. A networking kit may be provided to each ind... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090322071 | Security Element The present invention relates to a security element for security papers, value documents and the like, having a micro-optical moiré magnification arrangement having
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| 20090295141 | CONTAINER AND LABEL APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM A system and method for providing labeling on a container. The system and method can include a container and a label applied thereto using any of a variety of adhesion or coupling techniques. The label may have any of a variety of indicia printed thereon. Additionally, ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090295140 | LABEL ASSEMBLY FOR APPLYING A LABEL TO AN OBJECT A label assembly that includes a face sheet with at least one label shape defined by one or more tearable lines of separation, a back sheet adjacent to the face sheet, and an adhesive material disposed between the face sheet and the back sheet. The back sheet has a remo... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090261571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS This disclosure concerns a method and apparatus that prints travel documents. The method may include retrieving a travel document template, wherein the travel document template is in a format dictated by an industry standard, receiving travel document data for an indivi... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090194987 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDICATION STORAGE DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING MEDICATION LABELS A method, apparatus and medication storage device are provided for automatically generating labels for medication receptacles. The labels generated may include information about the medication contained in the receptacle that was both received from a healthcare worker a... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090188826 | Colored Coding System For Packaging Materials A color-coded packaging system is provided where a set of different colors are selected with each color designated to signify a varying feature of a product such as a dimensions of a pouch for receiving instruments for sterilization. Printed information or indicia print... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090165422 | Method of marking truss systems There is provided a method of marking truss systems including the steps of: inputting project/customer data at point of sale into a mass-customized truss system design engine; generating manufacture information by the design engine; providing a plurality of truss member... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090160177 | METHOD OF INDIVIDUALIZING LABELS Method of individualizing labels, in which a plurality of labels is formed from a label tape, characterized in that the shape of each label is formed individually.... | 06/25/2009 |
