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US4734037A
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Message screen
Assignee: DOUBLE VISION PUBLISHING Inc A CORP OF NV
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Filing: 1986-02-21
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Granted: 1988-03-29
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Expires: 2006-02-21
Abstract
Abstract A transparent sheet is disclosed having a message thereon. The sheet has a first side adapted to be attached facing a plate which is normally viewed by a viewer and a second side facing the viewer. The message is arranged to be readably intelligible from the second side but is not liminally visible to the viewer when viewed from a normal viewing distance from the second side under normal viewing conditions. The message has a subliminal effect upon the viewer when viewed from the normal viewing distance from the second side under normal viewing conditions. A viewer can electively subject him or herself to subliminal messages while viewing television at leisure.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Patrick McClure
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:54
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44F; B44F1/00; B44F1/08; B44F1/10; G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; A; A61; A61M; A61M21/00; A61M2021/0005; A61M2021/0011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An article of manufacture, comprising: a transparent sheet having a message thereon, said sheet having a first side adapted to be attached facing a plate which is normally viewed by a viewer and a second side facing said viewer, said message being arranged to be readably intelligible from said second side, said message being of a construction sufficient so that it is not liminally visible to said viewer when viewed from a normal viewing distance from said second side under normal viewing conditions but being of a construction sufficient to have a subliminal effect upon said viewer when viewed from said normal viewing distance from said second side under said normal viewing conditions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
An article of manufacture, comprising: a transparent sheet having a message thereon, said sheet having a first side adapted to be attached facing a plate which is normally viewed by a viewer and a second side facing said viewer, said message being arranged to be readably intelligible from said second side, said message being of a construction sufficient so that it is not liminally visible to said viewer when viewed from a normal viewing distance from said second side under normal viewing conditions but being of a construction sufficient to have a subliminal effect upon said viewer when viewed from said normal viewing distance from said second side under said normal viewing conditions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An article of manufacture as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plate comprises a screen of a cathode ray tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article of manufacture as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plate comprises a screen of a televison set.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An article of manufacture as set forth in claim 3, wherein said first side of said sheet adheres to said screen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An article of manufacture as set forth in claim 1, wherein said message is of a construction such that it can be liminally viewed when illuminated by an ultraviolet light source.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
A television set having a television screen, a transparent sheet having a message thereon, said sheet having a first side attached to said television screen, said sheet having a second side facing away from said television screen and towards a position occupied by a viewer during use of said set, said message being arranged to be readably intelligible from said second side, said message being of a construction sufficient to not be liminally visible to said viewer when viewed from a normal viewing distance from said second side under normal viewing conditions but being of a construction sufficient to have a subliminal effect upon said viewer when viewed from said normal viewing distance from said second side under said normal viewing conditions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
122 words
A television set having a television screen, a transparent sheet having a message thereon, said sheet having a first side attached to said television screen, said sheet having a second side facing away from said television screen and towards a position occupied by a viewer during use of said set, said message being arranged to be readably intelligible from said second side, said message being of a construction sufficient to not be liminally visible to said viewer when viewed from a normal viewing distance from said second side under normal viewing conditions but being of a construction sufficient to have a subliminal effect upon said viewer when viewed from said normal viewing distance from said second side under said normal viewing conditions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A television set as set forth in claim 6, wherein said message is of a construction such that it can be liminally viewed when illuminated by an ultraviolet light source.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of subliminally delivering a message to a viewer, comprising: attaching a first side of a transparent sheet, said sheet having a first side adapted to be attached facing a plate which is normally viewed by said viewer, with said first side facing said plate, said sheet having a second side facing said viewer, said sheet bearing said message, said message being arranged to be readably intelligible from said second side, said message being of a construction sufficient to not be liminally visible to said viewer when viewed from a normal viewing distance from said second side under normal viewing conditions but being of a constructtion sufficient to have a subliminal effect upon said viewer when viewed from said normal viewing distance from said second side under said normal viewing conditions; and providing an image on said plate which is visible to the viewer through said sheet.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of subliminally delivering a message to a viewer, comprising: attaching a first side of a transparent sheet, said sheet having a first side adapted to be attached facing a plate which is normally viewed by said viewer, with said first side facing said plate, said sheet having a second side facing said viewer, said sheet bearing said message, said message being arranged to be readably intelligible from said second side, said message being of a construction sufficient to not be liminally visible to said viewer when viewed from a normal viewing distance from said second side under normal viewing conditions but being of a constructtion sufficient to have a subliminal effect upon said viewer when viewed from said normal viewing distance from said second side under said normal viewing conditions; and providing an image on said plate which is visible to the viewer through said sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in claim 8, wherein said plate is a television screen and said image is a television image.
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