Patents by Inventor C. Raymond Steen, Jr.

C. Raymond Steen, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6769718
    Abstract: A printed sheet product comprises a thin core having a pair of opposing major planar sides. A plurality of sets of variable data fields are printed on at least a first side of the core. One or more of the variable data fields of each set may be printed on the opposing second side of the core. Each set of printed variable data fields includes at least a first data field printed with a numeric code, the numeric code of each variable data field set being different from that of each other set printed on the first side of the core. Each set of variable data fields further includes a second data field printed with either a name and mailing address uniquely associated with a numeric code or with another representation of the numeric code. Where printed, the name and address of each variable data set differs from that of each other variable data set printed on the first side of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard O. Warther, C. Raymond Steen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6305716
    Abstract: Printed sheet products comprise a thin, flexible core having a pair of printable, opposing major planar sides. A set of variable data fields are printed on at least a first side of the core of each individual sheet product in bar format, character format, or both. At least two or more of the variable data fields of each set are printed with a numeric code unique to the set and individual sheet product. Each set of variable data fields may include another data field printed with either a name and mailing address or other, information uniquely associated with that numeric code or with locations to manually receive that data. Each individual sheet product is scored to at least define a plurality of removable elements, at least one of the elements containing a variable data field from the set printed on the individual sheet product. Each individual sheet product further includes at least one redeemable coupon defined by scoring to be removable from the remainder of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard O. Warther, Paul Jonathan Abbott, C. Raymond Steen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6039356
    Abstract: A printed sheet product comprises a thin core having a pair of opposing major planar sides. A plurality of sets of variable data fields are printed on at least a first side of the core. One or more of the variable data fields of each set may be printed on the opposing second side of the core. Each set of printed variable data fields includes at least a first data field printed with a numeric code, the numeric code of each variable data field set being different from that of each other set printed on the first side of the core. Each set of variable data fields further includes a second data field printed with either a name and mailing address uniquely associated with a numeric code or with another representation of the numeric code. Where printed, the name and address of each variable data set differs from that of each other variable data set printed on the first side of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard O. Warther, C. Raymond Steen, Jr.