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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4978144 | Airline luggage tag and jacket therefor and method of use An airline luggage tag and jacket therefor and method wherein a central claim check is removable leaving a generally U-shaped remainder, this U-shaped remainder having arm portions that are equipped with slits for capturing the remainder of the tag when t... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4976456 | Marking system A label formed of a plastic film having a mottled background on its lower surface, which is covered by a layer of adhesive and a backing strip. The label has an invisible identifier on its upper surface which becomes visible when a marking pen is applied ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4974878 | Financial data processing system using payment coupons There are disclosed herein methods and systems for affecting the accounting functions of debiting and crediting a bank's accound records, a payor's bank account records and a corporations's accounts receivable or balance forward records with their custome... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4975969 | Method and apparatus for uniquely identifying individuals by particular physical characteristics and security system utilizing the same Method, apparatus and security system for uniquely identifying individual by their particular physical characteristics are provided. In particular, facial parameters which are defined as being the distances between identifiable points on the human face, a... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4971364 | Label-providing log for facsimile transmissions and method A label-log having pairs of sheets wherein the upper sheet has peelable labels and the two sheets constituting a carbonless system whereby information indicia as to sender, recipient, date and the like when entered on the upper sheet is permanently record... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4962950 | Apparatus for increasing attendance at parimutuel events An admission ticket is designed to increase both the betting interest and attendance by the public at a parimutuel event such as a horse race. The ticket includes a pass stub used to gain entry to the parimutuel event and a wagering stub which may be exch... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4948174 | Financial data processing system There are disclosed herein methods and systems for affecting the accounting functions of debiting and crediting a bank's account records, a payer's bank account records and a corporation's accounts receivable records with their customers's payments, and a... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947027 | System for identifying authorized use of credit cards A credit card system for providing verification of authority of a credit card bearer to use the credit card for a credit transaction. Initial authorization of card use is given to the authorized user upon selection by the user of one of a set of supplemen... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4944532 | Multiple-part travelers' check providing enhanced security and prevention of unauthorized use For issuance of travelers' checks, the checks themselves are provided, as is a record sheet containing validation stamps, in serial number order, corresponding to the serial numbers on the issued travelers' checks. In order for a check to be negotiable, a... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4943093 | Security paper for bank notes and the like Security papers according to the invention comprise opposed surfaces for the provision of printing to identify a document formed from the paper, and positioned at least partially between the two surfaces of the paper as a public security feature a securit... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4943089 | Fingerprint sensitive pad A fingerprint sensitive pad is disclosed for affixing a fingerprint to a document. The pad includes a base sheet adhesively attached to the document. The base sheet, which may be reflective, has an adhesive-like coating which receives the fingerprint imag... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4941686 | Identity card An optically-readable identity card has an inner core layer of material which inhibits light from the optical reader from passing through the body of the card. The inner core material is a plastic vinyl colored either black, gold, silver or any metallic c... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4936606 | Method for labeling an article for identification and a label device therefor A label for marking an article for identification and description including a sheet of material such as paper or vinyl. In one embodiment, selected closed peripheral portions of the sheet material are removed from selected areas of the sheet defining iden... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4936607 | Security for images formed by impact based systems Methods for preventing or reducing the likelihood of successful alteration of information printed on a document, wherein a detectable substance is released from ruptured microcapsules onto the document in image areas. The substance penetrates through the ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4936608 | Marking of industrial products or individual parts thereof The invention relates to marking of industrial products or individual parts thereof by burnt-in alphanumeric symbols and/or company symbols. To be able to apply in a space-saving and cost effective way a machine-readable, informationally identical additio... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4927180 | Marking of articles with photochromic compounds A method of marking an article or substrate with a mark or device which is made visible or is enhanced on exposure to U.V. light which comprises printing onto the article or substrate a photochromic ink containing a photochromic compound which is reversib... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4921277 | Method of labeling needle syringes and medication vials and novel labels therefor Methods of labeling and novel labels for needle syringes and medication vials are provided, involving fool-proof transfer of medication information labels peelable from the vial and applied as a syringe label tag or flag remote from the syringe barrel cal... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4913284 | Method and package for authentication of first day of issue rolls of postage stamps A method for the first day of issue authentication of rolls of original stamps wherein each stamp in the roll is attached to its neighbor by interconnected, perforated edges that form an integral roll of stamps. The roll of stamps to be authenticated is e... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4903991 | Document security system A system for verifying the authenticity of documents such as negotiable instruments wherein a field of photoactive microcapsules is provided in a localized area on the document. By image-wise exposing the document, a latent image of a verification meand s... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4897947 | Identification holder for mounting on shoes An identification member adapted to be secured to shoes having laces or straps includes an integrally formed carrier of synthetic resin having a base and a cover which are hingedly connected along one side margin thereof. The base provides a cavity in whi... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4896901 | Flexible sheet or web materials A document security article is disclosed in which a light polarizing element is contained within a flexible sheet element. A region of the light polarizing element is exposed at a window at both faces of the sheet element and optionally at a further windo... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4891254 | Article with embedded optically-readable identification means and method for making same Optically-readable identification means embedded in an article to be identified. One method of the invention is to apply the identification means to an article and then subsequently cover the article, at least in the area of the identification means, with... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4889365 | Counterfeit resistant label and method of making the same A counterfeit resistant label for goods is manufactured by selecting a code word from a plurality of possible code words to identify a particular label and desired information relative to the goods with which the label is to be associated, applying the co... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4880750 | Individual-specific antibody identification methods An identification method, applicable to the identification of animals or inanimate objects, is described. The method takes advantage of a hithertofore unknown set of individual-specific, or IS antibodies, that are part of the unique antibody repertoire pr... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4874187 | Insurance form packet The invention comprises at least one page of information, a rigid support material with slightly deformable edges, and a transparent viewing enclosure. Placing insurance data on the form provides a method for inventory control of "soft" insurance products... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4871193 | Process for irreversible recording, recording carrier, as well as use of the process or of the recording carrier In order, for example to produce solution noting/check-out sheets, such as are used in correspondence courses, so that a sheet of writing paper can be written on externally only up to the time when information concerning the correct solution to the proble... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4846503 | Colour-coding of data carriers The present is a description of a method for color coding data carriers, such as labels, which comprise a substrate onto which several color code segments of various colorations have been deposited. In a programme controlled process it is possible to rend... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4830405 | Method of validating data entered on a ticket and the like The method consists of nullifying on a ticket a predetermined number of squares in a first series of squares by the removal of an opaque layer coated thereon and carrying the data to be validated by uncovering, under each square, a respective symbol, and ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4830380 | Printed material bearing identifying coding A printed upon sheet is divided into a plurality of sequentially longitudinally spaced printing fields having a selected field length, said printing fields each being divided into a plurality of longitudinally and laterally spaced printing domains. The pl... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4820912 | Method and apparatus for checking the authenticity of documents A method and an apparatus for checking the authenticity of documents, such as banknotes or credit-cards. The documents comprise a number of randomly distributed conductive fibres of which the distribution is scanned by microwaves and the response is trans... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4798403 | Personal identification method A method of identification to determine whether a person tendering a document, such as a check or credit card, is the proper bearer of the instrument. The method involves assigning a series of letters designating various physical characteristics of the pr... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798175 | Electronic identification system An electronic identification system for identifying an animal moving through a portal structure is disclosed. A transponder worn on a rope or chain around the neck of the animal is energized by a multi-directional electromagnetic field generated by a doub... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4797937 | Apparatus for identifying postage stamps An apparatus for identifying postage stamps automatically includes one or more scanners for detecting the various colors which are present at predetermined regions on the stamp proper and associated circuitry which receives the color signals and derives f... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4773677 | Unitary laminated identification card and insignia There is disclosed a unitary laminated identification card and insignia comprising a lamination including a sheet element carrying photographic information, such as the likeness of the card bearer, a protective plastic sheet member therefor and a relative... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4765655 | Radioisotope marking of art objects in view of their rapid identification A method for rapid identification of art objects or other valuables. Oil paintings, sculptures and other valuable objects are coded with radioisotopes at a specific X,Y,Z coordinate system. The exact location of the isotope and a measurement of the emitte... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765656 | Data carrier having an optical authenticity feature and methods for producing and testing said data carrier The present invention relates to a data carrier (identification card, bank card, credit card, etc.) in which information is provided in an inner volume area by means of a laser beam, the information being visible in the form of changes in the optical prop... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4763927 | Security document In order to increase the protection against forgery of a security paper, a security inlay made of polymer material having piezoelectric and/or pyroelectric properties is embedded in the security paper. The presence of such an inlay can be tested by means ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4763928 | Method and apparatus for theft identification of equipment A method and apparatus for theft identification of articles, such as, machines and equipment employs one or more miniature, coded portions or disks, each disk in the form of a thin film bearing preassigned data which is photo optically reduced on the film... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4757901 | Erasable label kit An erasable label kit for a video cassette, a computer floppy disk and the like is provided and consists of a plurality of durable permanent reusable self adhesive polyester film labels each of which is placed onto one video cassette or computer floppy di... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4740015 | Security document and method of testing same A security document having first and second areas on one side coated or treated with complementary compositions of the types that will leave a mark when pressed together, with some areas of one composition desensitized, so that the authenticity of the doc... | 04/26/1988 |
