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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7220471 | Insert film used for forming resin panel, process for producing the film and resin panel using the film An insert film having a printed part is integrally molded to a surface of a panel body made of a resin by an insert molding. The printed part is printed on a first binder layer applied to a resin film and also is formed on the resin film in a state such of being sea... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7202970 | Method and system of printing identification card (ID) using an inkjet printer The present invention is embodied in a printing system for printing identification cards with durable full-color images using an inkjet printing device. In general, the present invention provides an inkjet printing device that is used to print images on a plastic id... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6544697 | Mouldable photographic material A mouldable photographic material is made up from a thermoplastic base sheet, and a primer coating which provides the key for a photographic emulsion layer. Following exposure and development, a thermoplastic foil is laid over the emulsion layer and bonde... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6220327 | Apparatus for automated printing and assembly of passport booklets An identification booklet including a backing and a printed cover film having identification indicia printed thereon is automatically printed and assembled by an apparatus including means for holding the booklet in an open position with the backing expose... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6095566 | Image recorded product, image recording system, image reproducing system, and recording medium for use to superimpose-record/reproduce additional information An image recording system superimposes, on an original image, an additional image which is same as at least any one of visible characters, symbols and numerals recorded on a recorded product and records the superimposed image on the recorded product as an... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5972546 | Secure photographic method and apparatus The application of Lippmann photographs as a unique security device on security documents, such as, e.g. identity cards, passports, credit cards is presented. The recording of such photographs requires a special type of photosensitive film layer in contac... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5855396 | Postcard A postcard comprising a generally planar portion having a front face adapted to receive and hold a photographic print, the postcard further comprising a stand extendible from the reverse face of the planar portion and operable to permit the planar portion... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5830561 | Information bearing card A card, such as an ID card, is composed of the following layers: at least one core layer containing at least one first core component layer of a first composition, consisting of a polypropylene block polymer and/or polyropylene homopolymer or a mixture th... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5509992 | Method of manufacturing a lithographically printed product A method of making a printed product comprising a photographic print on a substrate, a border printed on the substrate around the print and a transparent film coated on the substrate, overlying and in registry with the print.... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5362540 | Document protecting apparatus A document laminate includes laminating sheets with adhesive on facing sides to laminate a document between the sheets, and shielding sheets covering the document and received within the laminating sheets. When the adhesive is heat activated, the shieldin... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5288011 | Picture post card A picture post card, which comprises a card body having one surface kept cleared and an opposite surface provided with an image; a translucent hard synthetic resin film laminated on one surface of the card body, enabled for entry of an address and message... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5261987 | Method of making an identification card A high-security identification card produced by thermal printing personalized data on a transparent image receiver sheet and laminating the image-bearing surface of the receiver sheet to an opaque card support optionally bearing background printing. Durin... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5249828 | Printed product and method of manufacture A printed product comprising a photographic print on a substrate, a border printed on the substrate around the print and a transparent film coated on the substrate, overlying and in registry with the print.... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5244234 | Image receiving medium The image receiving medium of the present invention is an image receiving medium to be used in combination with a heat transfer sheet, characterized in that the image receiving medium includes a laminate of at least one polyvinyl chloride resin sheet, and... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5135263 | Laminated identity card and a method for the manufacture thereof The invention relates to a laminated identity card, comprising a photographic emulsion layer intended for identity information which is adhered on both sides to a covering layer and to a method for the manufacture of this laminated identity card, comprisi... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4928996 | Booklet with photograph A booklet, such as a passport, for providing the identity of the holder thereof, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder, includes transparent and supporting sheets bound in the booklet separately from and adjacent to each other. Fu... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4923218 | Inscribed, paper-base announcement The announcement is formed of one hundred percent cotton fiber paper on which, in colored ink, an inscription has been formed, and a lamination fixed over the paper and the inscription. Selected pigments are used to coat the paper, and polymers or an acet... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4911477 | Releasable self-adhesive laminate A releasable self-adhesive film laminate designed for a sealed label or card comprises a pair of transparent films made of a thermoplastic EVA composition mainly comprising about 3 to 18% by weight of vinyl acetate and about 97 to 82% by weight of ethylen... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4869946 | Tamperproof security card There is disclosed a unique tamperproof security card comprised of a transparent upper layer having narrow parallel lenses on the outer surface, and an image containing substrate, said two layers forming a lenticular system by which images on the substrat... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4822990 | Admission control system having a transponder actuated by an inquiry signal An admission control system including a portable medium which is equipped with a transponder that is actuated and powered by an inquiry radio wave and sends out an identifying code signal as a radio wave, a transmission device which is provided at a gatew... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4807807 | Adhesive postcard for articles A postcard is formed from a sheet-form member, for example a card, which is provided with a first layer of adhesive. An additional transparent sheet is provided. it is secured along one edge, preferably its upper edge, to the card. It is provided with a s... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4635965 | Information carrier in the form of a card A method for producing an information carrier in the form of a card, such as an identification card or pass, as well as an information carrier produced in accordance with this method. The information carrier comprises a plurality of plastic layers combine... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4632428 | Combination medical data, identification and health insurance card An eye and machine readable medical data, identification and health insurance card provides two "leaves", each of which has two faces upon which data may appear. The leaves, which are card-like members, are interconnected by a self-hinge, and may be folde... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4624875 | Protected card A card assembly comprising a backing sheet, a first transparent film bonded to the backing sheet along one side margin area portion through a first pressure sensitive adhesive coating, a transparent releasable film attached to the first transparent film a... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4593936 | Universal credit card A universal credit card is disclosed that allows a purchaser to make a credit purchase and select any one of a number of pre-established credit lines to charge the purchase to. After an imprint is made from the universal card, a number corresponding to th... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4592976 | Identification card Provided is an identification card having a photographic image support, the lower layer of which is impregnated with a hot-melt type thermoplastic adhesive, and a laminable indicia bearing layer and a durable resilient backing to which the support and bea... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4547445 | Photographic material A photographic material capable of receiving and retaining an aqueous ink or other similar materials on the back surface, which is able to serve as a post card, is disclosed. The photographic material comprises a water-proof support comprising a paper she... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4536013 | Multilayered indentification card A multilayered data carrier, in particular an identification card, consisting of at least one data carrier with non-user and user data, in particular with a phonograph of the authorized user, in the case of which the user data, i.e. the user's photograph,... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4456667 | Tamperproof document and a process for producing the same The tamperproof document consists of a photographic material as information carrier which is laminated on one or both sides with a transparent foil. The foil is attached to the surface of the information carrier by a layer of adhesive containing poly-1,2-... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4455359 | Tamper-proof document The tamper-proof document consists of a photographic material as information carrier comprising front- and back gelatine layers, the outer of the gelatine layers of which contain particles of a homo- or copolymer of an acrylic and/or methacrylic acid este... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4425421 | Process for the production of a laminar article and such article containing information in a hydrophilic colloid stratum A process for the production of a sealed laminate especially a security document comprising a support sheet, an image layer containing a photographic image present in a hardened hydrophilic diffusion transfer reversal image-receiving colloid medium made f... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4423415 | Non-counterfeitable document system A system is disclosed for authenticating an object on the basis of certain physical phenomena or character, specifically, measurable, but not practicably duplicable random variations in the object. In one form, the object (authenticator (T)) is a paper ta... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4330350 | Preencodable ID cards Identification (ID) cards including a removable interleaf support to accommodate preencoding of an attached magnetic stripe element.... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4322461 | ID Card laminar structures and a method for preparation thereof using a transfered adhesive Laminar structures comprising a color diffusion transfer photographic print bonded to a vinyl sheet using an adhesive mixture of a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer and a hydroxylated polymer, and a method for preparation thereof using an adhesive-supporti... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4317626 | Photo-identification card pack A pack of photo-identification cards comprises a casing including an exposure aperture and an exit slot and containing a plurality of photo-identification cards. Each card includes an exposable film chip surrounded by a core spacer and laminated with a tr... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4312691 | System for preparing identification cards System for rapid preparation of an identification card comprising (a) photographing the subject with an automatic rapid development camera in which the view finder is focused offcenter to produce a photograph wherein the subject's head appears at a predetermin... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4252427 | Mechanism and method of producing indicia bearing plastic laminated cards A method of producing transparent indicia bearing plastic laminated identification cards, comprising storing individualized information on transparent or opaque sheets, or preferably, on a roll of microfilm, storing general information on a second transpa... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4245035 | Photo-identification card A photo-identification card comprises a plastic laminate permanently encasing a photographically-exposable film chip that is developable by a single processing fluid. The laminate includes a core spacer having a compartment for receiving the chip with the... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4222662 | Access control system A photo I.D. card having the photograph, and/or signature, and/or coded indicia of an authorized holder which is visible under ordinary room illumination also carries a second photograph of the user. The second photograph is in the form of a transparency ... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4183554 | Semi-laminated security pouch A semi-laminated security pouch for a tamper proof identification card is disclosed. The identification card to be protected by the security pouch has a glass bead security coating on a front face which provides an indication if indicia are tampered with ... | 01/15/1980 |
