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Visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-03-31
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Granted: 1980-12-30
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Expires: 1998-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set, and method of making a preliminarily reproduced set of same. The set utilizes a plurality of sheets of substantially white paper. Each sheet comprises an image area centrally located thereon and coding means of a different nature on each sheet in a set. The coding having a pattern, color, and saturation is located between the image area and at least one edge of each sheet. The coding readily visually identifies each sheet in the set as a distinct entity permitting proper routing or filing thereof. The paper set also has chemical coatings on each sheet which are pressure activated to cause reproduction on successive stacked sheets of data when pressure is applied to the top sheet. Portable vehicles in which sheets of the set may be placed are likewise coded for distinct identification. The method utilizes sheets or overlays of transparent material, having differing coding including a pattern, color, and saturation located thereon. The overlay sheets are used with a paper master sheet having predetermined image area indicia to reproduce on a copy machine sets of reproduced sheets having differing coding on each sheet. Overlay sheets may also be used on a need-to-know basis to encrypt or decipher data on sheets in a set if the data is not otherwise recognizable.
Inventors
- 👤 Le Roy J. Ryan, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:24
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D9/00; B42F; B42F21/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of making a preliminary reproduced visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern, color, and saturation between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, wherein the coding differs in at least one of pattern, color, and saturation on each sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with white copy paper sheets having a coding in color along at least one edge thereof to make a first reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said paper located within said image area, removing the overlay sheet and replacing it with another of the plurality of overlay sheets with different coding and repeating operation of the machine to obtain a next reproduced paper sheet having differing coding than said first reproduced sheet, and joining said reproduced sheets in a set.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of making a preliminary reproduced visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern, color, and saturation between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, wherein the coding differs in at least one of pattern, color, and saturation on each sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with white copy paper sheets having a coding in color along at least one edge thereof to make a first reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said paper located within said image area, removing the overlay sheet and replacing it with another of the plurality of overlay sheets with different coding and repeating operation of the machine to obtain a next reproduced paper sheet having differing coding than said first reproduced sheet, and joining said reproduced sheets in a set.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
215 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, wherein the coding differs in pattern on each sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with white copy paper sheets having a coding in color along at least one edge thereof to make a first reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said paper located within said image area, removing the overlay sheet and replacing it with another of the plurality of overlay sheets with different coding and repeating operation of the machine to obtain a next reproduced paper sheet having different coding than said first reproduced sheet, and joining said reproduced sheets in a set.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
215 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, wherein the coding differs in pattern on each sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with white copy paper sheets having a coding in color along at least one edge thereof to make a first reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said paper located within said image area, removing the overlay sheet and replacing it with another of the plurality of overlay sheets with different coding and repeating operation of the machine to obtain a next reproduced paper sheet having different coding than said first reproduced sheet, and joining said reproduced sheets in a set.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
217 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern, color, and saturation between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, wherein the coding differs in at least one of pattern, color, and saturation on each sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with plain white copy paper sheets to make a first reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said sheet of paper located within said image area, removing the overlay sheet and replacing it with another of the plurality of overlay sheets with different coding and repeating operation of the machine to obtain a next reproduced paper sheet having differing coding than said first reproduced sheet, and joining said reproduced sheets in a set.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
217 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern, color, and saturation between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, wherein the coding differs in at least one of pattern, color, and saturation on each sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with plain white copy paper sheets to make a first reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said sheet of paper located within said image area, removing the overlay sheet and replacing it with another of the plurality of overlay sheets with different coding and repeating operation of the machine to obtain a next reproduced paper sheet having differing coding than said first reproduced sheet, and joining said reproduced sheets in a set.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
160 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval sheet which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with white copy paper sheets having a coding in color along at least one edge thereof to make a reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said sheet of paper located within said image area.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
160 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval sheet which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with white copy paper sheets having a coding in color along at least one edge thereof to make a reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said sheet of paper located within said image area.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
153 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval sheet which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern, color, and saturation between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with plain white copy paper sheets to make a reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said sheet of paper located within said image area.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
153 words
A method of making a visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval sheet which comprises placing in an image reproducing area of a copy machine, one of a plurality of overlay sheets having an image area centrally located on each sheet and a coding having a pattern, color, and saturation between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, placing a sheet of paper having printed indicia centrally located thereon in superposed position with said overlay sheet so that said printed indicia on said paper sheet appears within said image area of said overlay sheet, operating said copy machine with plain white copy paper sheets to make a reproduced paper sheet comprising the coding of said overlay sheet on said copy sheet located thereon between the image area and at least one edge of said sheet, and the printed indicia of said sheet of paper located within said image area.
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