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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290364 | Non-rectangular shaped credit card with case A non-rectangular or asymmetrically shaped credit card or phone card with an associated case or holder. The card has a configuration that complements the configuration of the case so that the card is easily removed from the holder for access, yet is maintained insid... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7204366 | Credit card case with quick-release latch A credit card case or fob with an integrated quick-release latch is provided that may be unclipped readily from a key loop, key chain or other device. The quick-release credit card case includes upper and lower cover portions and a pivot member for connecting the up... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7037013 | Ink-receptive card substrate In a method of forming an ink-receptive card substrate, an ink-receptive material is provided. The ink-receptive material includes a backing layer and an ink-receptive coating on a surface of the backing layer. Next, a card member is provided. Finally, the ink-recep... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6979141 | Identification cards, protective coatings, films, and methods for forming the same The present invention relates to a protective film for application to a card member and forming identification cards having protective films. The method of applying protection to a card member includes providing a protective film. The protective film includes a prot... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6926764 | Ink set, printed article, a method of printing and use of a colorant The invention relates to an ink set comprising a plurality of inks of a first and of a second group, having different colors. Inks of said first group comprise a visible colorant and an additional IR-absorbing compound (IR-taggant) which has an absorption peak at a ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6558054 | Method for manufacturing mailing-ready printed products and envelopes for use with such method A method for manufacturing mailing-ready printed products, that consist of at least one sheet printed on at least one side and mailed in a closed state, printing data, originating from a client, are transmitted through a network to a printing facility. Th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6484633 | Side wall for an ink fountain of a printing machine The side wall (5) for an ink fountain of a printing machine has two plates (11, 14) fixed some distance apart and an intermediate plate (13) having a front edge (13a) in the shape of an arc of a circle. This intermediate plate (3) is mounted between the p... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6378421 | Method of printing an integral design on the leaves of a blind with one round of processing The method of printing an integral design on the leaves of a blind with one round of processing includes setting up printing plates for designs expected to be printed, and then the designs on these printing plates are compressed by a printing roller and p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5572929 | Room jacket for patient identification card A card holder jacket holds an identification card that has raised indicia. The card holder jacket has an indicia portion on which raised indicia are formed for imprinting at the same time that an imprint is made of the indicia on the card. The card holder... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5438928 | Signature panels The invention is to improvements in signature panels for credit cards or similar instruments. The signature panel is made from a foil having a carrier layer with a transferable signature panel layer having a coating composition incorporating a polymeric m... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4978146 | Method for making uniquely encoded transaction cards and related sheet products A printed sheet product comprises a thin core having a pair of opposing major planar sides. A plurality of sets of code fields are printed on a first side of the core. Each set of code fields is printed with a numeric code unique to the set. At least a fi... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4892335 | Card construction A card construction is adapted for preparation of several information-carrying mediums, insertion of the mediums and completion of the construction at a location different than the location for the prior manufacturing of the construction. The construction... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4356646 | Card holder A card holder for housing, for example, plastic patient identification cards which have on them vital patient information and tabbys, i.e., tabs which have on them room or bed numbers and which normally are adhesively affixed to the card holder is fabrica... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4092925 | Lithographic printing plate system A lithographic printing plate system utilizing a composite plate having an aluminum printing member that can be recycled. An aluminum printing member has a light-sensitive coating thereon which forms the image area of the plate together with the aluminum ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4029010 | Electromagnetic printing device This invention relates to a relatively small printing device for printing onto a printing assembly of the kind having at least one form and an ink transferring ribbon associated with it. The printing device is top loading and includes a flat printing pad ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4006050 | Method of manufacturing cards and other documents A card or other document is produced by forming by xerography an image of security matter on a transfer sheet and subsequently transferring the image to a plastics base. The security matter can be, for example, a photograph, signature or fingerprint of th... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3994225 | Method of producing personalized badges and the like A method of fabricating a plurality of individual badges such as name badges and the like, each bearing indicial material common to all of such plurality of badges, and each bearing specific indicial material exclusive to the respective individual badges,... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3965820 | Method for high density recording of source credit transaction data A method for recording, at the point of sale, data arising from credit card transactions, makes use of a novel apparatus disclosed in a co-pending Application, entitled APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND PROCESSING CREDIT TRANSACTION DATA, Ser. No. 132,050. More... | 06/29/1976 |
