US4540880A
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Universal product code scannable coupon
Assignee: Webcraft Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1983-07-11
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2003-07-11
Abstract
Abstract A consumer attachable pre-oriented scannable coupon for use in combination with an article and an optical scanner system, comprising a generally planar member having a front and rear surface; said member including a stub portion and a dealer redemption return portion; force responsive separation means disposed between said stub portion and said dealer redemption return portion; said stub portion rear surface having adhesive means generally adjacent to the separation means for securing said stub portion to said article and for permitting ease in separation of said dealer redemption return portion from said stub portion once said stub portion is secured to an article; said stub portion front surface having optically scannable indicia means thereon for being scanned by said scanner system for transmitting data thereto; said stub portion front surface having premium information printed thereon spaced from an optically scannable indicia means; said dealer redemption return portion of front surface having printed information thereon; and, said dealer redemption return portion being separatable from said stub portion generally subsequent to said optically scannable indicia means being scanned by said scanner system and whereby said adhesive means secures said stub portion to said article while sufficient force is applied to said dealer redemption return portion for causing separation of said dealer redemption return portion from said stub portion as disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 George P. Hipko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:10
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/387; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/04; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F3/0297
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A consumer attachable pre-oriented scannable coupon for use in combination with an article and an optical scanning system, comprising: a. a generally planar member having front and rear surfaces; b. said member including a stub portion and a dealer redemption return portion; c. force responsive separation means disposed between said stub portion and said dealer redemption return portion; d. said stub portion rear surface having adhesive means generally adjacent said separation means for securing said stub portion to said article and for permitting ease in separation of said dealer redemption return portion from said stub portion when said stub portion is secured to an article; e. said stub portion front surface having optically scannable indicia means thereon for being scanned by said scanner system and for transmitting data thereto; f. said stub portion front surface having premium information printed thereon spaced from said optically scannable indicia means; g. said dealer redemption return portion front surface having printed information thereon; and, h. said dealer redemption return portion being separatable from said stub portion generally subsequent to said optically scannable indicia means being scanned by said scanner system and whereby said adhesive means secures said stub portion to said article while sufficient force is applied to said dealer redemption return portion for causing separation of said dealer redemption return portion from said stub portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A consumer attachable pre-oriented scannable coupon for use in combination with an article and an optical scanning system, comprising: a. a generally planar member having front and rear surfaces; b. said member including a stub portion and a dealer redemption return portion; c. force responsive separation means disposed between said stub portion and said dealer redemption return portion; d. said stub portion rear surface having adhesive means generally adjacent said separation means for securing said stub portion to said article and for permitting ease in separation of said dealer redemption return portion from said stub portion when said stub portion is secured to an article; e. said stub portion front surface having optically scannable indicia means thereon for being scanned by said scanner system and for transmitting data thereto; f. said stub portion front surface having premium information printed thereon spaced from said optically scannable indicia means; g. said dealer redemption return portion front surface having printed information thereon; and, h. said dealer redemption return portion being separatable from said stub portion generally subsequent to said optically scannable indicia means being scanned by said scanner system and whereby said adhesive means secures said stub portion to said article while sufficient force is applied to said dealer redemption return portion for causing separation of said dealer redemption return portion from said stub portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A coupon as in claim 1, wherein: a. said member having a pair of generally parallel side edges, one of said side edges being associated with said dealer redemption return portion and the other one of said side edges being associated with said stub portion, and b. said force responsive separation means including a series of perforations being generally parallel to said pair of side edges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A coupon as in claim 2, wherein: a. said adhesive means being generally parallel to said perforations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A coupon as in claim 3, wherein: a. said adhesive means including water activated glue.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A coupon as in claim 3, wherein: a. said adhesive means including pressure sensitive glue means; and, b. a removable release strip associated with said pressure sensitive glue means and adapted for being removed therefrom for exposing said adhesive means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A coupon as in claim 3, wherein: a. dealer redemption return portion having a length substantially exceeding said stub portion length.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A coupon as in claim 3, wherein: a. said optically scannable indicia means being generally parallel to said stub portion side edge and spaced therefrom.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A coupon as in claim 7, further comprising: a. said member having a top edge and a bottom edge; and, b. a plurality of said members being interconnected whereby a top edge of a first member is connected to a bottom edge of a second member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A coupon as in claim 8, wherein: a. second force responsive separation means disposed between each of said plurality of members for ease of separation of said members.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A coupon as in claim 9, wherein: a. said second force responsive separation means including a series of perforations.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A coupon as in claim 9, wherein: a. said adhesive means of each of said members being aligned with said adhesive means of said other members.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A coupon as in claim 8, wherein: a. said plurality of members being integral with each other.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3715570A
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-09-09 | 1989-03-11 | 1989-09-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-09-09 | 1993-03-11 | 1993-09-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-09-09 | 1997-03-11 | 1997-09-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |