US4006050A
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Method of manufacturing cards and other documents
Assignee: Whiley George M Ltd
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Filing: 1975-02-07
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Granted: 1977-02-01
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Expires: 1995-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A card or other document is produced by forming by xerography an image of security matter on a transfer sheet and subsequently transferring the image to a plastics base. The security matter can be, for example, a photograph, signature or fingerprint of the intended holder of the card. The resulting card is intended to be proof against fraud to a large extent, because the image cannot be easily altered.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald Covington Hurst
- 👤 Kenneth Adams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:03
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/40; B42D25/405; B42D25/425; B42D25/415; B42D25/42; B42D25/30; B42D25/309; B42D25/313; B42D25/318; B42D25/45; B42D25/455; B42D25/46; B42D2033/16; B42D2033/20; B42D2033/28; B42D2033/40; B42D2035/02; B42D2035/06; B42D2035/08; B42D2035/26; B42D25/324; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of manufacturing a card or document, which comprises (a) forming by xerography a developed, transferable image of a security nature on a transfer sheet which sheet comprises a carrier sheet, a release layer adjacent to the carrier sheet and a lacquer layer on that side of the release layer remote from the carrier sheet, the formation of the image being on that side of the lacquer layer remote from the release sheet; and (b) causing the image on the transfer sheet to abut a base formed of a plastics material and causing the transference of at least the image and lacquer layer to the base by a combination of heat and pressure so that the material of the image and the base become fused together.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of manufacturing a card or document, which comprises (a) forming by xerography a developed, transferable image of a security nature on a transfer sheet which sheet comprises a carrier sheet, a release layer adjacent to the carrier sheet and a lacquer layer on that side of the release layer remote from the carrier sheet, the formation of the image being on that side of the lacquer layer remote from the release sheet; and (b) causing the image on the transfer sheet to abut a base formed of a plastics material and causing the transference of at least the image and lacquer layer to the base by a combination of heat and pressure so that the material of the image and the base become fused together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the formation of the image involves subjecting security matter selected from a photograph, a fingerprint, a signature, optionally in reverse, and a copy of any thereof, to xerography so as to form an image of a security nature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein, when the image is of a photograph, a half-tone screen is positioned between the photograph and the means for forming the image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein, when the image is of a signature, the intended recipient of the card or other document signs his name on a piece of paper placed on a face-upwards carbon paper, so that the reverse of the signature appears on the reverse of the piece of paper, and the reverse of the piece of paper is used in the formation of the image by xerography.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the image is formed by feeding the object from which the image is to be formed, in a transparent wrapper, into a xerographic machine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the transference in step (b) is effected with a heated pad, block or die, which optionally is textured and which optionally has an overall pattern; and wherein during step (b) there is also transferred to the base an additional layer selected from a coloured foil and a material able to record information magnetically.
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