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Lamination product for manufacture of identification card
Assignee: Transilwrap Co Inc
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Filing: 1990-03-26
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2010-03-26
Abstract
Abstract A two-element lamination product for manufacture of a secure identification card that requires no insert comprises first and second resin lamination sheets, each substantially larger than the desired ID card dimensions, that are joined along one edge; the two sheets have engageable heat-and-pressure sealable surfaces and are precision cut to define two aligned, matching card panels of the desired ID card dimensions. Each card panel is joined to its sheet by plural frangible bridges. The first card panel has a transparent portion and the second an aligned, matching opaque portion with an image-receptive surface facing the first card panel; opacity may be obtained by pigmentation or by surface coating. Usually, the entire first card panel is transparent and the second card panel is all opaque. After ID image data is applied to the opaque part of the second card panel the sheets are sealed together and the sealed card panels are then broken out, affording a secure ID card that is very difficult to separate for alteration purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert M. Drower
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 15:00
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/30; B42D25/351; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B42D25/20; B42D25/23; B42D25/309; B42D25/40; B42D25/45; B42D25/455; B42D25/46; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/31; B32B2307/40; B32B2307/41; B32B2307/412; B32B2425/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/916
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
A lamination product for manufacture of a secure identification card of given dimensions that requires no insert, comprising: a first sheet and a second sheet, each having surfaces of resin and each sheet being substantially larger than the identification card dimensions; the first and second sheets being joined to each other, along one edge of each sheet, in fixed alignment so that the two sheets can be folded together in surface-to-surface contact; the contacting surfaces of the two sheets, when folded together, being heat-and-pressure sealable to each other; the first and second sheets being precision cut to define first and second matching identification card panels each having the predetermined identification card dimensions, the first and second identification card panels being accurately aligned with each other and in surface-to-surface contact when the two sheets are folded together; each card panel being joined to the remainder of its sheet by a plurality of frangible bridges; at least a given data viewing portion of the first card panel being transparent and a matching data display portion of the second card panel being opaque, the data display portion of the second card panel having an image-receptive surface facing the viewing portion of the first card panel; and the first and second sheets being adjustable, relative to each other, to expose the image-receptive surface of the data display portion of the second card panel for application of image data thereto without disruption of the alignment of the two sheets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
244 words
A lamination product for manufacture of a secure identification card of given dimensions that requires no insert, comprising: a first sheet and a second sheet, each having surfaces of resin and each sheet being substantially larger than the identification card dimensions; the first and second sheets being joined to each other, along one edge of each sheet, in fixed alignment so that the two sheets can be folded together in surface-to-surface contact; the contacting surfaces of the two sheets, when folded together, being heat-and-pressure sealable to each other; the first and second sheets being precision cut to define first and second matching identification card panels each having the predetermined identification card dimensions, the first and second identification card panels being accurately aligned with each other and in surface-to-surface contact when the two sheets are folded together; each card panel being joined to the remainder of its sheet by a plurality of frangible bridges; at least a given data viewing portion of the first card panel being transparent and a matching data display portion of the second card panel being opaque, the data display portion of the second card panel having an image-receptive surface facing the viewing portion of the first card panel; and the first and second sheets being adjustable, relative to each other, to expose the image-receptive surface of the data display portion of the second card panel for application of image data thereto without disruption of the alignment of the two sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A lamination product according to claim 1 in which the first and second sheets are both made of transparent resin and an image-receptive coating is applied to the surface of the data display portion of the second card panel facing the data viewing portion of the first card panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A lamination product according to claim 2 in which the image-receptive coating is an opaque coating that leaves the contacting surface of the second card panel heat-and-pressure sealable to the first card panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A lamination product according to claim 1 in which: the second card panel is opaque throughout its area and its entire surface facing the first card panel is image-receptive; and the first card panel is transparent throughout its area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A lamination product according to claim 4 in which: the first and second sheets are resin sheets bonded to each other along one edge; and the second sheet has internal pigmentation that makes it opaque.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A lamination product according to claim 4 in which: the first and second sheets are resin sheets bonded to each other along one edge; and an image-receptive coating is applied to the surface of the second sheet facing the first sheet and covers at least the card panel in that second sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A lamination product according to claim 6 in which the image-receptive coating is opaque.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
A lamination product according to claim 4 in which the first and second sheets are bonded together along one edge in flat, generally coplanar relation with the contacting surfaces of both sheets facing in the same direction so that the sheets must subsequently be folded to bring the contacting surfaces of the card panels together.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A lamination product according to claim 8 in which: the first and second sheets are resin sheets bonded to each other along one edge; and the second sheet has internal pigmentation that makes it opaque.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
A lamination product according to claim 8 in which: the first and second sheets are resin sheets bonded to each other along one edge; and an image-receptive coating is applied to the surface of the second sheet facing the first sheet and covers at least the card panel in that second sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A lamination product according to claim 10 in which the image-receptive coating is opaque.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
A lamination product according to claim 4 in which the first and second sheets are bonded together in full overlapping relation with the contacting surfaces of the two sheets facing toward each other so that the sheets must be opened up to permit application of image data to the second card panel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A lamination product according to claim 12 in which: the first and second sheets are resin sheets; and the second sheet has internal pigmentation that makes it opaque.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
A lamination product according to claim 12 in which: the first and second sheets are resin sheets; and an image-receptive coating is applied to the surface of the second sheet facing the first sheet and covers at least the card panel in that second sheet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A lamination product according to claim 14 in which the image-receptive coating is opaque.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
A lamination product according to claim 1 in which the configuration of each card panel is a rectangle with rounded corners and in which each corner of each panel is joined to the adjacent part of its sheet by a frangible bridge.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
A lamination product according to claim 4 in which the first and second sheets are integral with each other and are joined along said one edge by a hinge strip common to both sheets.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A lamination product according to claim 17 in which the hinge strip is thinner than either of the first and second sheets.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
A lamination product according to claim 1 in which the first and second sheets are integral with each other and are joined along said one edge by a hinge strip common to both sheets.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
A lamination product according to claim 19 in which the hinge strip is thinner than either of the first and second sheets.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
289 words
A lamination product for manufacture of a secure identification card of given dimensions that requires no insert, comprising: a first sheet and a second sheet, each having surfaces of resin and each sheet being substantially larger than the identification card dimensions; the first and second sheets being joined to each other, along one edge of each sheet, in fixed alignment so that the two sheets can be folded together in surface-to-surface contact; the contacting surfaces of the two sheets, when folded together, being heat-and-pressure sealable to each other; the first and second sheets being precision cut to define first and second matching identification card panels each having the predetermined identification card dimensions, the first and second identification card panels being accurately aligned with each other and in surface-to-surface contact when the two sheets are folded together; each card panel being joined to the remainder of its sheet by a plurality of frangible bridges; a given data viewing portion of the first card panel being transparent and a matching data display portion of the second card panel being opaque, the data display portion of the second card panel having an image-receptive surface facing the viewing portion of the first card panel; a given data viewing portion of the second card panel being transparent and a matching data display portion of the first card panel being opaque, the data display portion of the first card panel having an image-receptive surface facing the viewing portion of the second card panel; and the first and second sheets being adjustable, relative to each other, to expose the image-receptive surface of the data display portion of the second card panel for application of image data thereto without disruption of the alignment of the two sheets.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
289 words
A lamination product for manufacture of a secure identification card of given dimensions that requires no insert, comprising: a first sheet and a second sheet, each having surfaces of resin and each sheet being substantially larger than the identification card dimensions; the first and second sheets being joined to each other, along one edge of each sheet, in fixed alignment so that the two sheets can be folded together in surface-to-surface contact; the contacting surfaces of the two sheets, when folded together, being heat-and-pressure sealable to each other; the first and second sheets being precision cut to define first and second matching identification card panels each having the predetermined identification card dimensions, the first and second identification card panels being accurately aligned with each other and in surface-to-surface contact when the two sheets are folded together; each card panel being joined to the remainder of its sheet by a plurality of frangible bridges; a given data viewing portion of the first card panel being transparent and a matching data display portion of the second card panel being opaque, the data display portion of the second card panel having an image-receptive surface facing the viewing portion of the first card panel; a given data viewing portion of the second card panel being transparent and a matching data display portion of the first card panel being opaque, the data display portion of the first card panel having an image-receptive surface facing the viewing portion of the second card panel; and the first and second sheets being adjustable, relative to each other, to expose the image-receptive surface of the data display portion of the second card panel for application of image data thereto without disruption of the alignment of the two sheets.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
50 words
A lamination product according to claim 21 in which the first and second sheets are both made of transparent resin and an image-receptive coating is applied to the surface of the data display portion of each of the card panels facing the data viewing portion of the other card panel.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
A lamination product according to claim 22 in which the image receptive coating is opaque.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
42 words
A lamination product according to claim 21 in which the configuration of each card panel is a rectangle with rounded corners and in which each corner of each panel is joined to the adjacent part of its sheet by a frangible bridge.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
A lamination product according to claim 21 in which the first and second sheets are integral with each other and are joined along said one edge by a hinge strip common to both sheets.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
A lamination product according to claim 25 in which the hinge strip is thinner than either of the first and second sheets.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-10-21 | 1995-04-22 | 1995-10-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-10-21 | 1999-04-22 | 1999-10-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-10-21 | 2003-04-22 | 2003-10-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |