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US3211470A
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Assignee: Gift Stars Inc
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Filing: 1963-07-02
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1983-07-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard W Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 23:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/387; B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; B42D15/0053; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/06009; G06K19/06018; G06K19/06028; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/342; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/02; G07F7/025; G09; G09F; G09F3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
336 words
A COUPON ADAPTED FOR PREMIUM REDEMPTION AND FOR SCANNING IN AN OPTICAL SCANNER COMPRISING: A RECTANGULAR SHEET OF GREATER LENGTH THAN WIDTH SO THAT THE SHEET CAN BE AUTOMATICALLY ORIENTED AND HAVING TWO OPPOSITE FACE SURFACES, TWO LONGITUDINAL EDGES AND TWO TRANSVERSE END EDGES; OPTICALLY SCANNABLE INDICIA PRESENTING RELATIVELY LIGHT ABSORBING AND LIGHT REFLECTING PORTIONS REPRESENTING ENCODED INFORMATION ARRANGED IN FOUR SEPARATE TRACKS OF SIMILAR PATTERN FORMED ON THE TWO SURFACES OF THE SHEET WITH A TRACK BEING POSITIONED RELATIVELY ADJACENT AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH LONGITUDINAL EDGE ON EACH SURFACE WITH THE INDICIA IN ALL OF THE TRACKS BEING ORIENTED IN THE SAME MANNER WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL EDGE ADJACENT THE TRACK, EACH TRACK BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO EQUAL UNITS OF DISTANCE, EACH OF SAID PORTIONS COVERING AT LEAST ONE ENTIRE UNIT, SAID PORTIONS BEING IN THE FORM OF BARS ARRANGED IN TWO ADJACENT ROWS FOR EACH TRACK, SAID PATTERN BEING ARRANGED TO ENCODE INFORMATION IN BINARY FORM, WHEREBY THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE ENCODED IN SAID TRACK IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER 2 TO THE POWER EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE BARS IN SAID TRACK, THE PATTERNS IN ALL OF THE GROUPS BEING ARRANGED SO AS TO BE SCANNABLE IN A DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF THE SHEET WITH THE PATTERN OF THE TWO TRACKS FORMED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE SHEET BEING ARRANGED TO EXTEND IN RELATIVELY OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTIONS AND WITH THE PATTERNS ON ONE SIDE OF THE SHEET EXTENDING IN OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTIONS FROM THE PATTERNS OF THE IMMEDIATELY OPPOSITE TRACKS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SHEET WHEREBY ALL OF THE PATTERNS CAN BE SCANNED IN THE SAME LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION WHEN THE SHEET IS ORIENTED SO THAT THE PATTERN IS IN THE SAME RELATIVE POSITION IN SPACE; AND SAID COUPON AND THE INDICIA THEREON BEING SO CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO BE CAPABLE OF STORING A SUBSTANTIAL AND PREDETERMIEND QUANTITY OF INFORMATION IN A RELATIVELY SMALL SPACE AND A SUBSTANTIAL AND PREDETERMINED MUTILATION WITHOUT LOSS OF ENCODED INFORMATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
336 words
A COUPON ADAPTED FOR PREMIUM REDEMPTION AND FOR SCANNING IN AN OPTICAL SCANNER COMPRISING: A RECTANGULAR SHEET OF GREATER LENGTH THAN WIDTH SO THAT THE SHEET CAN BE AUTOMATICALLY ORIENTED AND HAVING TWO OPPOSITE FACE SURFACES, TWO LONGITUDINAL EDGES AND TWO TRANSVERSE END EDGES; OPTICALLY SCANNABLE INDICIA PRESENTING RELATIVELY LIGHT ABSORBING AND LIGHT REFLECTING PORTIONS REPRESENTING ENCODED INFORMATION ARRANGED IN FOUR SEPARATE TRACKS OF SIMILAR PATTERN FORMED ON THE TWO SURFACES OF THE SHEET WITH A TRACK BEING POSITIONED RELATIVELY ADJACENT AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH LONGITUDINAL EDGE ON EACH SURFACE WITH THE INDICIA IN ALL OF THE TRACKS BEING ORIENTED IN THE SAME MANNER WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL EDGE ADJACENT THE TRACK, EACH TRACK BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO EQUAL UNITS OF DISTANCE, EACH OF SAID PORTIONS COVERING AT LEAST ONE ENTIRE UNIT, SAID PORTIONS BEING IN THE FORM OF BARS ARRANGED IN TWO ADJACENT ROWS FOR EACH TRACK, SAID PATTERN BEING ARRANGED TO ENCODE INFORMATION IN BINARY FORM, WHEREBY THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE ENCODED IN SAID TRACK IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER 2 TO THE POWER EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE BARS IN SAID TRACK, THE PATTERNS IN ALL OF THE GROUPS BEING ARRANGED SO AS TO BE SCANNABLE IN A DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF THE SHEET WITH THE PATTERN OF THE TWO TRACKS FORMED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE SHEET BEING ARRANGED TO EXTEND IN RELATIVELY OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTIONS AND WITH THE PATTERNS ON ONE SIDE OF THE SHEET EXTENDING IN OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTIONS FROM THE PATTERNS OF THE IMMEDIATELY OPPOSITE TRACKS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SHEET WHEREBY ALL OF THE PATTERNS CAN BE SCANNED IN THE SAME LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION WHEN THE SHEET IS ORIENTED SO THAT THE PATTERN IS IN THE SAME RELATIVE POSITION IN SPACE; AND SAID COUPON AND THE INDICIA THEREON BEING SO CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO BE CAPABLE OF STORING A SUBSTANTIAL AND PREDETERMIEND QUANTITY OF INFORMATION IN A RELATIVELY SMALL SPACE AND A SUBSTANTIAL AND PREDETERMINED MUTILATION WITHOUT LOSS OF ENCODED INFORMATION.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-10-11 | 1969-04-12 | 1969-10-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-10-11 | 1973-04-12 | 1973-10-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-10-11 | 1977-04-12 | 1977-10-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |