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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337979 | Card case, IC card, and IC card unit A card case, which encases an IC card having a functional section that contains a biometric information-acquiring portion for acquiring biometric information and carries out communication with an outer part of the card when the biometric information acquired at the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316357 | Stored-value card with bubble wand A stored-value card includes a housing and a bubble wand. The housing includes an account identifier adapted to link the stored-value card to a financial account or a financial record. The bubble wand is enclosed within the housing and is configured to transition fr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7290703 | Method and apparatus for providing multiple transaction cards in assembly A transaction card assembly and method for forming a transaction card assembly. The transaction card assembly may include two or more transaction cards that are each useable with different issuers. A first transaction card may be useable only with a first issuer, an... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278584 | Portable electronic music devices with convenient or foldable transaction cards Convenient transaction cards are provided that may be attached or interconnected with portable electronic music devices, such as MP3 players, the iPod™ digital music device, and other like portable electronic music devices. The transaction cards may be foldable to... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7070095 | Foldable transaction cards and methods of making the same Transaction cards are provided, wherein said foldable transaction cards have internal hinge material disposed within the foldable transaction card and fold lines for folding the transaction cards. In addition, foldable transaction card systems are provided, whereby ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7017292 | Countdown calendar A countdown or advent type calendar for a selected time interval includes the concurrent provision of a text message and completion or modification of a pictorial design during the sequential indication of the date during the countdown. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978565 | Device and method for communication with housekeeping services A device for communicating a hotel guest's instructions to hotel housekeeping services, and method for such is provided. The communication device provides a means for the guest to indicate whether or not to clean the room or other like instructions or commands. Addi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6698116 | Greeting card carrier for data scanable card and method of using the same A combination greeting card carrier and scanable card is provided which permits the scanable card to be pivoted between an initial position where the scanable card is displayed and has a scanable area thereon extending from the perimeter of the card in a ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6680098 | Self-adhesive label The present invention relates to a self-adhesive label (1), designed to be adhered to and around a container by means of a self-adhesive layer (9') on the back (9) of the label. This layer is protected up to the time of its use by the use of a release fil... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6523859 | Tamper-evident form Confidential information is printed on an upper transparent laminate. A scrambling pattern is associated with a lower laminate. The upper surface of the lower laminate and the lower surface of the upper laminate are complementary in shape such that the up... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6231082 | Tamper-evident form for securely carrying information A tamper-evident form for securely carrying information includes a scrambling pattern (4) which underlies the printed information such that the printed information cannot be read. Separation of the printed information and scrambling pattern, or other disa... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6179337 | Business card with peel off labels A business card assembly having a standard wallet-sized card with top and bottom surfaces. Business card identification information is printed on the top surface. Two or more adhesive-backed removable labels are secured to the bottom surface of the busine... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174579 | Two way mailed document with two sided variable color information A mailing envelope with a plurality of inserts is made by imaging variable color indicia on both faces of a paper substrate and imaging sense marks, and reply indicia, on at least one face of the substrate. The sense marks are used to properly align and s... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6164701 | Numbering apparatus for documents, and numbered documents To improve the security in data carriers, such as papers of value, bank notes, ID cards, etc., a numbering apparatus is proposed for individualizing the data carrier whereby the characters are engraved in the engraved blocks present on the numbering appar... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6099043 | Coupon catalogue apparatus A coupon catalogue comprising a pack of equal sized cards which is readily concealable and carried on the person in a clothing pocket or a purse or a wallet, which can be fanned to expose all of the cards in the pack for simultaneous viewing, and which ca... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6089614 | Security device A security device comprises a substrate (1) having a viewing region (3) which is provided on one side with first indicia (7) and on the other side with second indicia (9) overlying the first indicia. The substrate carries an obscuring material (10) aligne... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5992892 | Beverage can having instant winner type game thereon A promotional gaming device for beverage cans which includes ink jet printed indicia of winning status on an exterior surface of the can and an opaque removable material covering the printing. The opaque material may be scratched off or peeled off the rev... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5951298 | Interactive book assembly An interactive coordinated book assembly, comprising a plurality of pages, which are bound along an edge to form a book. Each page contains textual material, key indicia and an activity area. Each activity area contains instructions for conducting an acti... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5882116 | Tamper indication device Sheets used to indicate when tampering has occurred are described. Such sheets are composed of envelopes with generally thin cross sections containing compressed resilient cores which expand upon envelope breach. Expansion of the resilient core results in... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5871237 | Enhanced children's book having rotatable mechanical features An enhanced children's book includes a plurality of pages bound between covers along a spine. At least one of the pages includes a recto sheet, a verso sheet, and an inner member. The recto and verso sheets are adhered together to define an inner space in... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5735625 | Apparatus for matching related consumer electronic products A flip book for displaying electrical connection data for consumer electronic equipment on an arrangement of side-by-side panels includes nine FROM panels each of which is arranged with connection information for three different hook up options. Additiona... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5700037 | Security improved card A security improved credit, debit, pass, or cash card is a colorless and transparent semirigid plastic card member with non reflective faces, with no permanent imprinting on the card member to visually identify an issuer, an owner or a card number, but wi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5503434 | Credit/service card with expanded surface area A credit/service card with expanded surface area comprises a first card member, a second card member and a hinge connecting the two card members. The credit/service card also comprises a fastener for holding the first and second card member together when ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5326964 | Separable multi-account safety credit card A separable safety credit card which contains multiple account numbers and is mechanically detachable into two component parts whereby that part upon which is embossed the credit account numbers may be separately carried from the individual identification... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5308121 | Credit/service card with expanded surface area A credit/service card with expanded surface area comprises a first card member, a second card member and a hinge connecting the two card members. The credit/service card also comprises a fastener for holding the first and second card member together when ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5246252 | Apparatus and method for assembling and displaying information A group of cards containing printed information on one or more selected topics and interconnected to form a deck of such cards. The deck may include a title card bearing indicia denoting a particular topic of information on other cards in the deck, and al... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5007663 | Apparatus for producing address labels A multiple ply label assembly intended to be removably adhered to the surface of a sheet (e.g. a sheet of paper stationery) to be printed upon. A printer apparatus (e.g. computer printer or typewriter) is then controlled to concurrently print onto both th... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4984825 | Information bearing assembly An information bearing assembly comprises at least two cards each bearing informational indicia on both their front and rear faces. The cards are pivoted together via a pivot connection between the center of the lower edge of the first card and the center... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4979324 | Frame for displaying outfits or ensembles A board game on which the players simulate a shopping trip to a mall by moving their distinctive markers along a route defined by rectangles depicting stores of various types. A spinner determines the number of squares a player moves her marker during a t... | 12/25/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4964043 | System for visualizing, identifying and ordering gearing configurations The present invention enables visualizing, identifying and ordering speed reduction gearing configurations, particularly enclosed worm gear configurations, by a system comprising a mechanical display and a digital computer, which cooperate in a novel mann... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4824144 | Color identification system This relates to an identification system for authenticating labels and cards. Each label or card would be provided with authenticating characters which are printed in color and which are at least in part in overlapping relation so as to make it difficult ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4815768 | Method and apparatus for disclosure of personal information A method and apparatus are provided for the disclosure of medical test results or other medical or personal information, with features to maintain the security of the physician-patient relationship. An elongated card having a center portion and opposite, ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4677553 | Secure placement of confidential information on a circulated blank ticket Secure placement of confidential information on tickets distributed in blank is permitted by opaquely overlaying an area of the ticket upon which the information is to be placed in visible form and employing a printing apparatus that prints the visible in... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4645701 | Credit card carbon copy defacer A credit card carbon copy defacer in the form of a unitary device of relatively thin, stiff material, such as plastic or metal, having a first generally rectangular flat base portion dimensioned to fit in a billfold or shirt pocket of a user and an integr... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643454 | Lottery ticket An instant-game-type lottery ticket comprises a card having a coating on the front side thereof which includes a first metallic layer and an outwardly facing layer of thermally responsive chemicals, a removable opaque layer over at least a portion of the ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4432567 | Authorization card The authorization card has one or more storing zones for storing a predetermined information defining the type and/or extent of authorization, for example credit information in case of a credit card, and at least one storing zone for storing variable info... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4389063 | Reusable tamper-indicating security seal The invention teaches means for detecting unauthorized tampering or substitutions of a device, and has particular utility when applied on a "seal" device used to secure a location or thing. The seal has a transparent body wall, and a first indicia, viz., ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4299637 | Method of making a game ticket A method for making a game ticket, such as for example a lottery ticket, is disclosed in which the ticket has a base sheet and a cover sheet adhesively joined together in peripheral portions of sections containing information used in the game. The cover s... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4202120 | Identification card, sensor, and system The invention is an identification card that displays a finger or thumbprint pattern to confirm the user's identity. The card contains a sliding transparent window that slides from a concealed, non-use position to a visible position where the user can pla... | 05/13/1980 |
