US4092526A
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Secure property device
Assignee: EMCO GRAPHICS Inc
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Filing: 1976-05-27
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Granted: 1978-05-30
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Expires: 1996-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A secure property device utilizing radiant energy reflectors applied to a magnetic data member is provided in which the specularity of reflections from the reflectors is enhanced by means of a polymeric primer which is chemically and optically compatible with the reflectors and with the magnetic data member to which it is applied.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles K. Beck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:52
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/30; B42D25/36; B42D25/369; B42D25/40; B42D25/45; B42D25/465; B42D25/47; B42D2033/08; B42D2033/10; B42D2033/16; B42D2033/18; B42D2033/20; B42D2033/30; B42D2035/08; B42D25/324; B42D25/373
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A secure property device comprising a magnetic recording member and at least one radiant energy reflecting element, said element being secured to said magnetic recording member by means of a specularity enhancing adhesive composition comprised of a copolymer of monomers selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and lower alkyl methacrylates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
A secure property device comprising a magnetic recording member and at least one radiant energy reflecting element, said element being secured to said magnetic recording member by means of a specularity enhancing adhesive composition comprised of a copolymer of monomers selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and lower alkyl methacrylates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic recording member is in the form of a tape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic recording member is a magnetic recording tape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said radiant energy reflecting element is a vacuum deposited thin metallic film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said lower alkyl acrylate is butyl acrylate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said lower alkyl methacrylate is methyl methacrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said lower alkyl methacrylate is butyl methacrylate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said copolymer is a copolymer of butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A secure property device according to claim 1 wherein said copolymer is a copolymer of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A secure property document comprising a secure property device according to claim 1 adhered to a substrate therefor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A secure property document according to claim 10 wherein said substrate is a card.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A secure property document according to claim 10 wherein said secure property device is adhered to said substrate by means of an adhesive.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A secure property document according to claim 12 wherein said adhesive comprises a copolymer of monomers selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and lower alkyl methacrylates.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A secure property document according to claim 13 wherein said lower alkyl acrylate is butyl acrylate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A secure property document according to claim 13 wherein said lower alkyl methacrylate is methyl methacrylate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A secure property document according to claim 13 wherein said lower alkyl methacrylate is butyl methacrylate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A secure property document according to claim 12 wherein said adhesive is a copolymer of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A secure property document according to claim 10 wherein said substrate comprises polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
A secure property document according to claim 10 wherein said substrate comprises a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A secure property document according to claim 10 wherein said substrate comprises a thin polymeric laminant adhered to a core stock.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
A secure property document according to claim 10 wherein said substrate comprises a core stock provided with an opaque coating.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A secure property document according to claim 10 wherein said radiant energy reflecting element is a vacuum deposited thin metallic film.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for producing a secure property device which comprises applying to a magnetic recording member a specularity enhancing adhesive copolymer of monomers selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and lower alkyl methacrylates and depositing at least one radiant energy reflecting element thereon.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for producing a secure property device which comprises applying to a magnetic recording member a specularity enhancing adhesive copolymer of monomers selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and lower alkyl methacrylates and depositing at least one radiant energy reflecting element thereon.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 23 wherein said copolymer is applied in the form of a solution in an organic solvent.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 24 wherein said organic solvent is toluene.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 23 wherein said copolymer is applied in the form of an aqueous dispersion.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 23 wherein said radiant energy reflecting element is deposited by vacuum deposition.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
63 words
A process for producing a secure property document which comprises providing a secure property device by applying to a magnetic recording member a specularity enhancing adhesive copolymer of monomers selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and lower alkyl methacrylates and depositing at least one radiant energy reflecting element thereon, and hot stamping said secure property device upon a substrate therefor.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
63 words
A process for producing a secure property document which comprises providing a secure property device by applying to a magnetic recording member a specularity enhancing adhesive copolymer of monomers selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl acrylates and lower alkyl methacrylates and depositing at least one radiant energy reflecting element thereon, and hot stamping said secure property device upon a substrate therefor.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said copolymer is applied in the form of a solution in an organic solvent.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said organic solvent is toluene.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said copolymer is applied in the form of an aqueous dispersion.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said radiant energy reflecting element is a thin metallic film.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said radiant energy reflecting element is deposited by vacuum deposition.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said substrate comprises polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said substrate comprises a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said substrate comprises a thin polymeric laminant adhered to a core stock.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said substrate comprises a core stock provided with an opaque coating.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein an adhesive is applied to said secure property device prior to hot stamping upon said substrate.
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