Abstract: A sheetstock for preparing mailers including die-cut identification cards which may be printed with a laser printer. The sheetstock includes a laser printable plastic adhered to a portion of the sheetstock. That portion is die-cut to define one or more identification cards. The remainder of the sheetstock includes a second layer of paper adhered thereto which allows the sheetstock to feed through a laser printer feed tray. Alternatively, the paper is indented to allow for the added thickness of the adhesive and plastic layers.

Abstract: A display has a transparent plastic substrate and a colored image formed on the substrate. The colored image is formed on the substrate by process printing a large number of small dots, colored red, yellow, and blue, in a predetermined pattern onto the substrate. The red, yellow, and blue ink dots are translucent to visible light. A reflective layer is deposited against the ink layer to reflect light which passes through the ink layer and thereby give the image formed by the ink layer a shiny, metallic appearance. A stratum of opaque white ink is deposited between the reflective layer and preselected portions of the image to block the passage of visible light from the preselected portions to the reflective layer.

Abstract: Memorabilia insert sheets are pressed against a support sheet having rows and columns of small area self-stick visual fiducial adhesive zones imprinted thereon. Since the adhesive in the zones is releasable and reusable, misaligned insert sheets may be readily mounted upon the support sheet a number of times by an unskilled user until the insert sheet edges are parallel with respect to the support sheet edges and the surrounding borders are even. A transparent cover sheet is then laminated to the insert sheet by the application of heat and pressure to make a long-lasting, attractive display.

Abstract: A sheetstock for preparing mailers including die-cut identification cards which may be printed with a laser printer. The sheetstock includes a laser printable plastic laminated to a portion of the sheetstock. That portion is die-cut to define one or more identification cards. The remainder of the sheetstock includes a second layer of paper adhered thereto which allows the sheetstock to feed through a laser printer feed tray.

Abstract: An identification card of the kind including at least two and usually three resin sheets bonded together, with identification data at an interface between sheets visible through the outermost sheet, which is transparent, and incorporates added anti-tampering protection in the form of a band or other limited area weldment between the sheets usually formed by an ultrasonic weldment; the weldment is clearly visible due to surface distortion caused by it but is not so extensive as to prevent effective viewing of the identification data in its limited area. In a more particularized aspect of the invention, a portion of the identification data is more significant than the remainder of the data and thus more susceptible to being tampered with and the weldments are placed in this susceptible area of the identification data.

Abstract: A single configuration presentation folder is provided, enabling a user to heat laminate custom printed sheets to the face of the folder without the use of a conventional paper carrier. Portions of the folder are scored to produce folders with one or two pouches holding sales literature or pouchless versions for stand-up displays, or folders containing saddle-stitched data sheets therein or laminated data sheets mounted within a loose leaf or spiral bound cover. Various arrays of fiducials are provided for enabling easy, accurate manual positioning of variable sized insert sheets with respect to the folder edges. The fiducials may be made to disappear upon lamination or are otherwise visually non-obtrusive to the eye. The fiducials may consist of disappearing ink, readily releasable adhesive, grid lines formed in the heat activatable adhesive of the cover sheet, indentations in the folder or inks having low visual contrast.

Abstract: Label or package construction incorporating a hidden, but purchaser-accessible, game piece. The label, on the part of the package incorporating the gamepiece, is comprised of multiple plastic layers, or plys, and has gamepiece indicia printed on opposite surfaces of a single layer or on contacting surfaces of adjacent layers. After the product incorporating the label or packaging is purchased, the customer removes the gamepiece portion and folds the portion in a manner such that the indicia containing area on the first layer surface is aligned with the indicia containing area on the second layer surface. When aligned, an indication is provided as to whether the customer is a prize winner.

Abstract: A two-element lamination product for manufacture of a secure identification card that requires no insert comprises first and second resin lamination sheets, each substantially larger than the desired ID card dimensions, that are joined along one edge; the two sheets have engageable heat-and-pressure sealable surfaces and are precision cut to define two aligned, matching card panels of the desired ID card dimensions. Each card panel is joined to its sheet by plural frangible bridges. The first card panel has a transparent portion and the second an aligned, matching opaque portion with an image-receptive surface facing the first card panel; opacity may be obtained by pigmentation or by surface coating. Usually, the entire first card panel is transparent and the second card panel is all opaque.

Abstract: A single configuration presentation folder is provided, enabling a user to heat laminate custom printed sheets to the face of the folder without the use of a conventional paper carrier. Portions of the folder are scored to produce folders with one or two pouches holding sales literature or pouchless versions for stand-up displays, or folders containing saddle-stitched data sheets therein or laminated data sheets mounted within a loose leaf or spiral bound cover. Various arrays of fiducials are provided for enabling easy, accurate manual positioning of variable sized insert sheets with respect to the folder edges. The fiducials may be made to disappear upon lamination or are otherwise visually non-obtrusive to the eye. The fiducials may consist of disappearing ink, readily releasable adhesive, grid lines formed in the heat activatable adhesive of the cover sheet, indentations in the folder or inks having low visual contrast.

Abstract: A label assembly includes a base label, informational material, and a clear over-laminate sheet. The informational material is completely encased between the clear over-laminate sheet and the base label by sealing the marginal edges of the sheet to the outer portions of the base label. The front sheet of the informational material and the front surface of the base label are provided with identical indicia. In use, the label is attached to the product such that the front sheet of the informational material is clearly visible through the clear over-laminate sheet to properly mark the product before its sale. After the product is sold, the end user may remove the clear over-laminate sheet to gain access to the information material provide therein. Once the over-laminate sheet and informational material have been removed, the indicia printed on the base label functions to properly mark the product.

Abstract: Documents and data, patterns, etc., applied thereto, which are present in the form of a surface relief, in particular in the form of embossed characters, are provided partially in the area of this surface relief with luminescent substance which is testable visibly and by machine. The luminescent substance is introduced either into raised or into depressed areas of the surface relief, so that characteristic features of the surface relief are reflected in its spatial distribution. The data can thus be tested for falsification and at the same time for authenticity in a simple way.

Abstract: An identification card comprises a center core layer, a photograph embedded in the core layer, a first assembly of multiple layers laminated on the upper surface of the core layer and the photograph, and a second assembly of multiple layers laminated on the back surface of the core layer and the photograph. The layers of the first and second assemblies have substantially similar thermal expansion properties. Accordingly, the thickness of the identification card is uniform since the thickness of the core layer is substantially the same as the thickness of the photograph. High reliability can be obtained without any accompanying warp as a result of the substantially symmetrical arrangement of the first and second assemblies with respect to the core layer and the embedded photograph.

Abstract: An identity card, on which a printing area is to be electrostatically printed, consists of a two-layer paper laminate in which the adhesive layer joining the two layers is colored. The paper laminate is calendered and has a thickness of approximately 0.3 mm and a weight per unit area of approximately 300 g/m.sup.2. Both surfaces are provided with a pigment layer and a varnish made of a recticulated acrylate varnish, which each leave a printing area open.

Abstract: A card with a photograph is of at least four-layer structure. The card includes: a display sheet made by printing a composite image of a portrait image and a character image such as a name on a photographic paper; a plastic frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted; at least one plastic core sheet attached to the back surface of the frame sheet; a transparent plastic first cover sheet attached to the front surface of the frame sheet; a second cover sheet attached to the back surface of the core sheet; and an adhesive layer bonding the display sheet and the first cover sheet. The frame sheet, at least one core sheet, and the two cover sheets are made of a heat and pressure-weldable plastic such as a polyvinyl chloride resin. These four sheets are stacked one upon another, sandwiched between two ferro-type plates, and pressure-welded with heat, so that the four plastic sheets are pressure-welded with heat and the display sheet and the first cover sheet are heat-sealed.

Abstract: An electronic device is located within a carrier. The carrier comprises a body portion and attachment portion whereby the body portion can be attached to an object to be identified. A flexible coupling portion couples the attachment portion with the body portion. The body portion is formed in two sections which are fastened together forming a cavity in which the electronic device is located.

Abstract: A credit card is made with a number of optical fibers sandwiched in the card. Some of the fibers intersect opposite edges of the card in a random fashion and provide a unique code characteristic of the card when light is directed into one edge and detected at the other. When cards are made in quantity, the fiber are added in a random fashion providing a unique code for each card.

Abstract: An identification card with high-embossed data, in which the high-embossed data are superimposed by a security pattern which is inscribed in the identification card by means of a laser beam recorder. The security pattern may be present, for example, only on the high-embossed data themselves or else cover a larger area of the card. Attempted back-embossing of the high-embossed data is immediately recognizable due to distortion of the security pattern.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an identification card whereby information is printed on a sheet of plastic material. A raised pattern is formed on a different sheet of material to create a holographic image. The resultant raised pattern sheet is attached to the surface of the sheet of plastic material by pressure sensitive adhesive. The surface of the plastic material is overlaminated with a transparent layer to form a sandwich and heat and pressure is applied to fuse overlaminated layers. The pattern sheet has a high melting point so that the image is viewed as three-dimensional through an overlaminated layer.

Abstract: A reflective-diffractive coating layer, situated at the interface between a substrate layer and an overcoat layer of the device, is divided into a set of small, slightly separated regions. This allows a direct bond of the overcoat layer to the substrate layer within the separation areas, which direct bond provides a more secure bond than that provided by a bond of the coating layer to the substrate and overcoat layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a credit card or identification card fabricated from amorphous polyester sheet material wherein at least the area of said card containing embossed numerical or letter characters and the characters themselves are composed of substantially crystalline polyester. Such characters can not readily be altered by either heat treatment or by shaving them off.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a credit card or identification card fabricated from amorphous polyester sheet material wherein at least the area of said card containing embossed numerical or letter characters and the characters themselves are composed of substantially crystalline polyester. Such characters can not readily be altered by either heat treatment or by shaving them off.

Abstract: A multilayer identification card bearing information such as letters, numbers, patterns, pictures and so on, in which at least part of the information is present in the form of a structure in relief in a foamable synthetic material. The foamable synthetic material is transparent or dyed in the visible spectral range and is present in the identification card in the form of a layer covering either its entire surface or part of it. The information in relief is produced by means of a laser beam recorder, the energy dosage of which is used to induce the locally controllable foaming process in the synthetic material compounded with chemical or physical blowing agents. The protection against forgery may be further increased by additionally photocuring the foamable synthetic layer.

Abstract: A plastic card having a metallic luster and a relief pattern comprises a pair of metal-luster plastic sheets containing a metal-luster pigment, a colored plastic sheet provided between the metal-luster sheets, a printed ink layer provided on the outer surface of one of the metal-luster sheets, and transparent plastic sheets respectively laminated on the outer surfaces of the metal-luster sheets, a relief pattern of concavities and convexities of a shape corresponding to the printed ink layer being formed on the surface of the metal-luster sheet opposite that on which the printed ink layer is provided. A magnetic stripe may be further provided on an outer surface of the card.

Abstract: An identification card protected against external chemical influences of the environment, having blocking layers in its outer areas to prevent plasticizers and other chemical substances which reduce stability and durability from penetrating inside the card. The blocking layers consisting of PETP (polyethylene terephtalate), PE (polyethylene), paper or other chemically resistant materials are located on the surface of the card, preferably in compound films with the construction PVC/blocking layer/PVC, between which the card core bearing the personalization data is laminated in. Thus partial embeddings such as signature stripes, magnetic stripes, photos, etc. can also be provided in the surface layer, the inner PVC layers of the card still being optimally protected by the blocking layers against the negative consequences of the influence of plasticizers, such as fatigue fracture and bending tears.

Abstract: A process for permanently imaging data on lottery tickets and the like which comprises of steps of; providing an ink receptive, non-shrinking resinous coating on a webbed coupon substrate and heat curing the same, applying to the ink receptive resinous coating, imaging data by an ink jet printer using a sublimable dye, drying the dye, applying an ultraviolet curable resinous coating over the dye, coating the ultraviolet curable resinous coating by ultraviolet light and further heating the substrate between 275.degree. Fahrenheit and 400.degree. Fahrenheit thereby causing the dye to permanently sublime into the ink receptive resinous coating and the ultraviolet curable resinous coating.

Abstract: This invention relates to a plastic identification card with an improved signature panel. There is a problem with existig credit cards in that the existing signature can be obscured by printing over with a patch of clay composition similar to that used to provide the original signature panel. A new signature can then be applied. This problem is overcome by providing a signature panel which is sandwiched between the core stock and a protective transparent film. The signature panel comprises a layer of chemicals reactive under the pressure of a signature to release a colored dye conforming with the signature.

Abstract: A transparent protective laminating film for forming a sealed protective cover on an identification card or similar document, comprising a base film of biaxially oriented thermoset polyester resin with an inner surface coating of polyethylene or other heat-and-pressure activated thermoplastic resin, has an additional outer surface layer of unoriented embossable thermoplastic polyester resin to permit embossure with a security pattern; the outer surface layer is also receptive to a signature strip formed by embossure, to a pigment signature strip or a resin-oxide magnetic strip applied by hot stamp transfer, or any combination of such strips.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus to facilitate the method of discontinuously laminating at least two thermoplastic layers together. The layers are heated and pressed together over all but a selected window portion of the layers to facilitate lamination between the layers at all points except the selected window portions. Relief grid images can be embossed in the selected window portion or holograms or other difficult to forge inserts can be provided in these window areas prior to lamination. During lamination, the reduced or absence of heating in these window portions permits lamination of the card without destruction of the selected window portion insert.

Abstract: Multi-ply laminae are provided which are suitable for use as tell-tale indicators for identification cards, credentials and the like. The laminae are post-laminated to a core layer bearing a photograph or similar information or indicia. Thereafter attempts to delaminate the card result in fibers being torn from a uniaxially oriented polyethylene or polypropylene layer of the laminae. Attempts to readhere the layers with adhesives result in tell-tale indicia in the form of the torn fibers which cannot be adequately realigned or adhered so as to be unnoticeable. Moreover, attempts to heat seal the card after tampering causes the oriented polymer to shrink and opacify resulting in additional tell-tale indicia of tampering. In addition, the core comprises heat seal surfaces upon which printing and other indicia is placed whereby any attempt to alter the printing or other indicia results in destruction of the card.