US3933094A
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Substrate having colored indicia thereon for read-out by infrared scanning apparatus
Assignee: United States Envelope Co
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Filing: 1973-11-19
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Granted: 1976-01-20
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Expires: 1993-11-19
Abstract
Abstract In a method for making a business reply envelope having binary bar code indicia imprinted thereon for identification or read-out by infrared scanning apparatus, the steps of providing a plurality of printing inks, each of said inks being of a color which in combination with the envelope substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the wavelength range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation Print Contrast Signal = Rw-Rb/Rw × 100 wherein Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted substrate of the envelope and Rb is the percentage reflectance of the printed area of the envelope, adding a material comprising a metallic compound to only one of said inks in quantity sufficient to increase the Print Contrast Signal of said one ink color and said substrate to at least 50 percent, imprinting at least said indicia on said substrate with said one ink, and imprinting further material on said substrate with the other of said inks.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M. Murphy
- 👤 Robert E. Lafler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:25
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A substrate having indicia thereon for read-out by infrared scanning apparatus and made by a method comprising the steps of providing a printing ink of a color which in combination with the substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU2## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted substrate and Rb the percentage reflectance of the printed area, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Blue 27 -- Color Index 77510 to said ink in quantity sufficient to increase said Print Contrast Signal to at least 50 percent when measured within said range, and imprinting said indicia on said substrate with said ink after said material has been added thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A substrate having indicia thereon for read-out by infrared scanning apparatus and made by a method comprising the steps of providing a printing ink of a color which in combination with the substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU2## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted substrate and Rb the percentage reflectance of the printed area, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Blue 27 -- Color Index 77510 to said ink in quantity sufficient to increase said Print Contrast Signal to at least 50 percent when measured within said range, and imprinting said indicia on said substrate with said ink after said material has been added thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
149 words
A business reply envelope having indicia thereon for identification by infrared scanning apparatus, made by a method comprising the steps of providing at least one printing ink of a color which in combination with the envelope substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU3## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted envelope substrate and Rb is the percentage of reflectance of the printed area of the envelope substrate, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Blue -- Color Index 77510 to said one ink in quantity sufficient to increase the Print Contrast Signal of said one ink color and said substrate to at least 50 percent, and imprinting said indicia on one portion of said substrate and additional matter on another portion of said substrate with said one ink.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
149 words
A business reply envelope having indicia thereon for identification by infrared scanning apparatus, made by a method comprising the steps of providing at least one printing ink of a color which in combination with the envelope substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU3## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted envelope substrate and Rb is the percentage of reflectance of the printed area of the envelope substrate, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Blue -- Color Index 77510 to said one ink in quantity sufficient to increase the Print Contrast Signal of said one ink color and said substrate to at least 50 percent, and imprinting said indicia on one portion of said substrate and additional matter on another portion of said substrate with said one ink.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A business reply envelope as set forth in claim 2 wherein after the step of imprinting said indicia the combination of said substrate and said indicia has a Print Contrast Signal not less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 400 to 700 nanometers as determined by said equation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
A substrate having indicia thereon for read-out by infrared scanning apparatus and made by a method comprising the steps of providing a printing ink of a color which in combination with the substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU4## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted substrate and Rb the percentage reflectance of the printed area, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Green -- Color Index 10006 to said ink in quantity sufficient to increase said Print Contrast Signal to at least 50 percent when measured within said range, and imprinting said indicia on said substrate with said ink after said material has been added thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
128 words
A substrate having indicia thereon for read-out by infrared scanning apparatus and made by a method comprising the steps of providing a printing ink of a color which in combination with the substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU4## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted substrate and Rb the percentage reflectance of the printed area, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Green -- Color Index 10006 to said ink in quantity sufficient to increase said Print Contrast Signal to at least 50 percent when measured within said range, and imprinting said indicia on said substrate with said ink after said material has been added thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
145 words
A business reply envelope having indicia thereon for identification by infrared scanning apparatus, made by a method comprising the steps of providing at least one printing ink of a color which in combination with the envelope substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU5## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted envelope substrate and Rb is the percentage of reflectance of the printed area of the envelope substrate, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Green -- Color Index 10006 in quantity sufficient to increase the Print Contrast Signal of said one ink color and said substrate to at least 50 percent, and imprinting said indicia on one portion of said substrate and additional matter on another portion of said substrate with said one ink.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
145 words
A business reply envelope having indicia thereon for identification by infrared scanning apparatus, made by a method comprising the steps of providing at least one printing ink of a color which in combination with the envelope substrate yields a Print Contrast Signal substantially less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 800 to 900 nanometers as determined by the equation ##EQU5## where Rw is the percentage reflectance of the unprinted envelope substrate and Rb is the percentage of reflectance of the printed area of the envelope substrate, adding a pigment dispersion comprising Pigment Green -- Color Index 10006 in quantity sufficient to increase the Print Contrast Signal of said one ink color and said substrate to at least 50 percent, and imprinting said indicia on one portion of said substrate and additional matter on another portion of said substrate with said one ink.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A business reply envelope as set forth in claim 5 wherein after the step of imprinting said indicia the combination of said substrate and said indicia has a Print Contrast Signal not less than 50 percent when measured in the range of 400 to 700 nanometers as determined by said equation.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-01-19 | 1979-07-21 | 1980-01-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-01-19 | 1983-07-21 | 1984-01-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-01-19 | 1987-07-21 | 1988-01-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |