| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 283100000 | By removeable material | 34 |
| 20090121474 | Skill based gaming ticket device - A system for providing a higher level of security, entertainment and reliability in distributing treats to children, a method for producing skill based gaming ticket sets including taking sponsorship orders from multiple sponsors who pay promotional consideration for their product's exposure to be included on individual skill based gaming ticket formations contained within a set, and a fundraising method which raises funds through the distribution of sets of skill based gaming tickets. The systems and methods include utilizing a skill based gaming ticket device comprising skill based game indicia, prize indicia, and a plurality of answers or solutions affixed to the surface of the device, a means for dividing up the plurality of answers or solutions into selected areas arranged so that each of the answers or solutions are individually in one given area, a removable coating secured to the surface of the device beneath each of the individual answers or solutions, at least one identification code which distinguishes a winning outcome from a non-winning outcome beneath the removable coating, an outcome reward system wherein a player's skills are tested and the outcome of the game is always under the player's influence, whereby choosing the correct answer or answers by a recipient would result in a prize being awarded; choosing an incorrect answer or answers by a recipient would result in a prize not being awarded; the prize compromises a predetermined redeeming value that is reduced from the cost of a predefined object, and the value is a selected one of a predetermined amount of money, a predetermined percentage of money, and the full price of the predefined object. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090309352 | SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR CONDUCTING INSTANT LOTTERY GAMES - Methods, systems and apparatus are described for producing lottery products and conducting lottery games. In one embodiment, a method for producing a lottery product comprises producing a lottery sub-product that includes a concealed indication of a redemption value of a different lottery sub-product. In one embodiment, a storybook allows a player to win by matching words from a paytable to revealable dialog or other story elements on a respective page of the storybook. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100032936 | PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLY - A promotional sheet assembly assembleable from components of a single material web processed in a multi-station press is provided. The assembly includes opposing surfaces bearing printed information and/or indicia thereon, and a consumer premium delimited by one or more of visible, revealable, and/or machine readable information. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100045026 | Marking System and Method and Scratch-Off Game Card Incorporating Same - A game card incorporates a marking system having one or more layers of varnish or rubber-based material that is removable when applied to a substrate and one or more overlying screens comprising a pattern of opaque ink elements printed on the removable layer or layers such that the ink elements are blended into smooth tones when viewed by the human eye. An optional underlying screen provides another pattern of opaque ink elements underneath the removable layer. The marking system and method of the present invention permit a wide range of combinations of designs and security measures, while ensuring that indicia printed on the game card are visible so that players can scratch or otherwise remove the removable layer and at least a portion of the overlying screen as a way of marking the underlying indicia. Whether the underlying screen is employed or not, once the removable layer is removed, the underlying indicia on the game card is surrounded by a background that is visibly distinct from the color viewed when the removable layer is in place and has not been removed. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100181755 | Lottery transaction mechanisms - Described are a number of mechanisms that can reduce transaction costs and increase the economic viability of a number of products. Included is a combination instant lottery ticket and debit card that makes it possible to issue prepaid debit cards having a relatively low monetary value. Also included is a combination on-line ticket/receipt and debit card that can automate the prize paying process, simplifying the retailer's responsibilities while reducing the potential for fraud. Various cash flow and authentication techniques such as age and location verification, nano payment methods and spam filters based on these mechanisms are also described. In addition, instant lottery tickets, and in particular, losing tickets can be provided with a small residual value by placing account information on the ticket. In another version, a lottery ticket can be combined with a payment card that operates as a closed payment system whereby the payment card can only be used with a specified vendor. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100253063 | INSTANT WIN LOTTERY TICKET WITH FULL COLOUR SECURITY AREA AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A scratch-off instant game card and method of manufacture provides a substrate having a secure area with full colour variable images printed on the secure area comprising information which is variable between cards. The image is printed using a digital printing method capable of printing variable images including the liquid electro-photographic printing method, the toner electro-photographic printing method, the continuous inkjet printing method and the drop on demand inkjet printing method. The substrate for the security area comprises sufficient absorptive qualities to enable a rapid and high level of adhesion of the image to the security area and being sufficiently impenetrable to prevent determination of the contents of the image through the substrate. Two varnish layers and two scratch-off layers cover the graphical image. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110221183 | DECOLORING DEVICE, SHEET FEED METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING SHEET FEED PROGRAM - There is provided a decoloring device including a decoloring unit, a first sheet conveying unit, a first sheet feed unit, a thickness detecting unit, a decolorability determining unit, and a second sheet feed unit. The first sheet conveying unit conveys the sheet to the decoloring unit. The first sheet feed unit feeds the sheet to the first sheet conveying unit. The decolorability determining unit determines whether or not the sheet which is subject to thickness detecting is decolorable by the decoloring unit based on a detection result in the thickness detecting unit. A second sheet feed unit is disposed at a downstream side in relation to the thickness detecting unit and at an upstream side in relation to the decoloring unit in a sheet conveying path by the first sheet conveying unit and feeds the sheet to the first sheet conveying unit. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110227329 | LOTTERY TICKET APPARATUS CONTAINING MULTIPLE GAME PLAY AREAS AND METHODS THEREOF - A scratch off lottery ticket and method of manufacturing the scratch off lottery ticket in which the lottery ticket contains multiple game play areas where a player can scratch off a layer of scratch off material to reveal the hidden results, and depending on those results, can be awarded prizes for each particular game play area or can be awarded prizes for the combination of the results from two or more of the multiple game play areas. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120018994 | LOTTERY TICKET WITH HOLOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE - A lottery ticket is formed by a substrate layer with game data printed in a game area with a fixing layer applied over the game data and a scratch-off layer applied over the sealing layer, the scratch-off layer being arranged to separate from the sealing layer and break down into fragments when scratched by a player. A UV curable varnish is printed onto the opaque scratch-off layer either as a single block or as separate patterns. While the varnish remains uncured, an exposed surface of the varnish is contacted and nipped with a surface of a film which has the surface thereof embossed to form a pattern and with the film in contact with the varnish, the varnish is cured by UV light through the film so as to apply the pattern of the film into the surface of the varnish to provide a holographic appearance. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120025516 | Secure Lottery Ticket Using Hybrid Construction - Solvent-based and water-based scratch-off materials are employed as single layers on a lottery ticket to create a more resistant ticket construction that still provides a satisfactory play experience. In one embodiment, two different scratch-off inks on the play area of the ticket are employed, with the majority of the ink being a softer, solvent-based, formulation. The ink covering sensitive areas of the ticket includes a harder, water-based, formulation. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120267888 | Methods for Securing Variable Indicia on Instant (Scratch-Off) Tickets - A security-enhanced document, such as an instant lottery ticket, includes a substrate. Indicia is provided on the substrate, and a scratch-off-coating (SOC) layer is applied over the indicia to maintain the indicia unreadable until removal of the SOC layer. The indicia is printed onto the substrate as pigmented particles. One or more opacity film layers may be provided over or under the pigmented particle indicia. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130234428 | Lottery transaction mechainsm - Described are a number of mechanisms that can reduce transaction costs and increase the economic viability of a number of products. Included is a combination instant lottery ticket and debit card that makes it possible to issue prepaid debit cards having a relatively low monetary value. Also included is a combination on-line ticket/receipt and debit card that can automate the prize paying process, simplifying the retailer's responsibilities while reducing the potential for fraud. Various cash flow and authentication techniques such as age and location verification, nano payment methods and spam filters based on these mechanisms are also described. In addition, instant lottery tickets, and in particular, losing tickets can be provided with a small residual value by placing account information on the ticket. In another version, a lottery ticket can be combined with a payment card that operates as a closed payment system whereby the payment card can only be used with a specified vendor. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140175788 | System and Method for Facilitating the Operation of a Combined Lottery / Raffle Game - Systems and methods for administering an instant win lottery game where one prize may be entered into a future draw raffle game are disclosed. The holder of an instant win ticket with a future draw raffle indicator may redeem the ticket and receive a future draw raffle entry that is eligible for a prize awarded in a raffle drawing. In one alternative, a redeemed ticket with a symbol indicating the instant ticket is eligible for an entry in a bonus raffle game may be entered into a bonus raffle game. | 06-26-2014 |
| 283101000 | Adhesively attached | 12 |
| 20090085345 | DELIVERY SLIP - A delivery slip | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100181756 | SECURE PHARMACY DISPENSING UNI-FORM FOR DIGITAL PRINTERS - A method and resulting multi-layered media product including a printed layer and a liner layer having inner surfaces adhered together with a clear poly material sandwiched therebetween. The multi-layered media product includes a first section separable from a remainder of the product and containing printed indicia thereon, a second section separable from a remainder of the product and having a removable printed label thereon, and a third section convertible to an envelope. The third section contains printed indicia on one side thereof and a window of the clear poly material on another side thereof. In operation, the sections of the multi-layered media product are separated and a labeled container can be placed in the envelope and the envelope sealed to prevent tampering. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100244430 | Game Piece Overlay and Game Piece Using the Same - A game piece overlay including a transparent base sheet and an opaque top sheet coextensive with the base sheet. The transparent base sheet has a top surface and a bottom surface that is non-releasably adhered to a surface of a game piece to overlay and conceal an underlying printed message by a transparent pressure sensitive adhesive applied to the bottom surface. The top sheet includes a non-peel portion non-releasably bonded to the transparent base sheet, and a peel-portion releasably adhered to the top surface of the base sheet by a transparent dry residue adhesive. The peel-portion is removable from the base sheet to reveal the underlying message. A plurality of game piece overlays can be provided on a wound roll of a carrier strip having a release surface to which the transparent base is adhered by the transparent pressure sensitive adhesive. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110272934 | Peel-away security covering for a ticket - A solution for concealing confidential information that is printed at the point of sale in a game of chance utilizing a more common type printer designed for printing on a standard grade and biodegradable direct thermal paper. This system can print and cut each individual ticket in variable lengths. The unique and innovative concept of this new system allows a second and separate biodegradable substrate to be collated in a continuous stream over top of the printed ribbon before it is cut away and delivered into the presenter. The second substrate contains a strip of a specially formulated adhesive and is adhered to the top surface of the printed ribbon as the two substrates join together while passing through mechanical nip rollers. The confidential printed information is now covered and the combined substrates are cut and delivered as one ticket unit. The ticket information is revealed by easily peeling away the adhered top layer. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120200077 | Credit Card Security Cover - A credit card security cover comprising a credit card, where the credit card includes a front face and a back face, a credit card number extending along the front face of the credit card, a signature strip positioned along the back face of the credit card, a card security code printed on the credit card, a security cover placed above the card security code wherein the security cover conceals the card security code to prevent a thief from viewing the card security code. The credit card security cover includes an adhesive backing to ensure that the security cover sticks to the credit card. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120228861 | Game Ticket Construction with a Folding Action - A game ticket printed on a ticket substrate includes a first surface portion with a first game play area thereon and a second surface portion of the substrate with a second game play area. Each of said first and second game play areas contains game play symbols printed on the game play area covered by a scratch-off material. The ticket can be modified by folding or by separating portions so as to provide movement of the second game play area relative to said game play information to allow playing by the player of the game symbols on the second play area. The ticket includes a single prize validated by a single bar code and the result of a combination of both the first and second aspects of the play. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130214525 | TICKET WITH DATA HIDDEN BY SCRAPABLE PAINT AND WITH INTEGRATED SCRATCHING PORTION - A ticket with data hidden by paint that can be scraped with an integrated scratching portion includes a solid substrate on which an area is made which bears, impressed thereon, some data to be concealed and hidden from view by a paint which is removable by means of scraping operated by the person who must acquire the aforesaid data. The aforesaid scraping of said removable paint preferably occurs by means of the integrated scratching portion, detachable from the aforesaid substrate via the user carrying out, with his fingers, several circular oscillation movements along at least one perforated axis delimiting the integrated scratching portion. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130292934 | Security Sticker - A security sticker for three-dimensional packaging which may carry a security tag, a section of which is t-shaped such that the sticker, in use, extends across two axes of the packaging. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140097609 | PEEL-AWAY SECURITY COVERING FOR A TICKET - A solution for concealing confidential information that is printed at the point of sale in a game of chance utilizing a more common type printer designed for printing on a standard grade and biodegradable direct thermal paper. This system can print and cut each individual ticket in variable lengths. The unique and innovative concept of this new system allows a second and separate biodegradable substrate to be collated in a continuous stream over top of the printed ribbon before it is cut away and delivered into the presenter. The second substrate contains a strip of a specially formulated adhesive and is adhered to the top surface of the printed ribbon as the two substrates join together while passing through mechanical nip rollers. The confidential printed information is now covered and the combined substrates are cut and delivered as one ticket unit. The ticket information is revealed by easily peeling away the adhered top layer. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140246849 | Lottery Ticket Apparatus Containing Multiple Game Play Areas and Methods Thereof - A scratch off lottery ticket and method of manufacturing the scratch off lottery ticket in which the lottery ticket contains multiple game play areas where a player can scratch off a layer of scratch off material to reveal the hidden results, and depending on those results, can be awarded prizes for each particular game play area or can be awarded prizes for the combination of the results from two or more of the multiple game play areas. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20160096105 | Direct Thermal Variable Printing Substrate - The invention is an article and method of discretely recording confidential information especially for lottery applications and comprises:
| 04-07-2016 |
| 20180021668 | ENHANCED SECURITY AND PRINTABILITY OF INSTANT TICKET SCRATCH-OFF-COATINGS VIA STOCHASTIC OVERPRINTS | 01-25-2018 |
| 283102000 | Erasable | 6 |
| 20090015001 | COMBINATION POSTCARD AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE - A postcard combined with a puzzle to furnish the recipient with a diversion beyond merely reading the card. Preferred embodiments of the puzzle postcard, besides having the usual space for placing postage and a recipient's address and a space adorned with a symbolic representation and/or for writing a message to the recipient, also have at least one puzzle suited to be solved on a two-dimensional board. The contemplated puzzles may be not only ordinary crossword puzzles, but also Sudoku puzzles, code puzzles (relating numbers to words), and any other word- or number-related type puzzles suited to be solved on a two-dimensional board. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090091122 | PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTING SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ENVELOPE WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTING SHEET - The present invention provides a personal information protecting sheet in which personal information can be easily made illegible. The personal information protecting sheet includes a base material, a release layer formed on at least a part of the surface of the base material, and an image-receiving layer formed on the release layer. When a force having a directional component that is larger than a predetermined value and parallel to the surface of the base material is applied to the surface, a portion of the image-receiving layer to which the force is applied is peeled from the release layer. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100102546 | COMBINATION SCRATCH TICKET AND ON-LINE GAME TICKET - A system and method for implementing a secondary lottery game with a first instant lottery game in an instant lottery game ticket is disclosed. The player purchases an instant lottery game, where chances for winning instant prizes are provided to the player. The player may also be provided a chance to win entry with predetermined entry indicia into a secondary lottery game if the instant lottery ticket indicates that the player has won a ticket to the secondary lottery game. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110193336 | Method and system of printing a scratch-off document - A scratch-off document may include a substrate bearing a toner image and a scratch-off layer covering the printed content. The scratch-off layer may include a mass of a first solid ink and a mass of a second solid ink printed over the first solid ink in a distraction pattern. The toner image is formed of a toner that adheres to the substrate, while the scratch-off layer is made of a wax-based or other solid ink that may be removed from the substrate by scratching without removing the toner image. The distraction pattern includes varying pile heights that distract a viewer from any pile height variations that may exist in the toner image. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120061951 | LOTTERY GAMES AND GAMING PLATFORM - Systems, methods, and lottery tickets provide lottery games with gameplay that allows a variety of play options and results a rich prize structure. Gameplay can be centered on a lottery game player or a related entity, which can comprise other lottery game players. Gameplay centered on the lottery game player can be customized to a specific segment associated therewith. Play options can include iterative gameplay and gameplay reliant on information supplied by the game player. Features of the rich prize structure include monetary prizes that can include cash awards and non-cash awards. Monetary prizes can be awarded in response to active game play or passive gameplay. Other monetary prizes can be redeemed during a period of time and can include award terms that benefit the lottery game player or the related entity (relative(s) of the lottery game player, non-profit organization(s), prize supplier(s), etc.). | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120235400 | Validation of Lottery Tickets - A prize of an instant win lottery ticket of the type including a substrate with a game area thereon including play indicia, of which at least part is covered by a removable scratchoff layer is validated by a barcode printed on the ticket which contains the information necessary to validate the prize. The bar code of a played ticket is read by a reading device by scanning the barcode with the reading device while contact between the reading device and the substrate at the barcode is not required. Data from the bar code is used to obtain information from a data base on the value of the prize associated with that ticket. | 09-20-2012 |
| 283103000 | Tearable | 1 |
| 20100001510 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AND/OR IDENTIFYING A SECURITY AND/OR VALUABLE DOCUMENT - A method for authenticating and/or identifying a security and/or valuable document comprising a sheet material, wherein the sheet material can be physically altered and comprises a substrate, at least one interlaced thread structure at least partially embedded in the substrates, the method comprising the following steps: mechanically altering the sheet material so as to expose a portion at least of the interlaced thread structure, and deducing the authenticity and/or identity of the document at least by observing the exposed portion of the interlaced thread structure. | 01-07-2010 |
| 283105000 | Perforated | 2 |
| 20080290650 | Pad for Vessels with Liquid - The inventive support for liquid-containing vessels can be used for kitchen ware, for example for beer mugs. The structural design of said support makes it possible to reduce the support separation forces and to increase the absorbing capacity thereof by means of an additional internal layer. Said support for liquid-containing vessels consists of at least two layers, which are connected to each other and provided with an information carrier arranged therebetween or a piece of information is located on one layer, and is embodied in such a way that it is breakable or disreputable. A break or disrupt line can be provided with notches or perforations or the support can have a thickening area. The layer and/or information carrier can be made from a sheet material. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20110227330 | TICKET STRIPS WITH RULER MARKINGS THAT ENCOURAGE MULTIPLE TICKET PURCHASING BY LENGTH OF A TICKET STRIP - A strip of chance-type tickets are interconnected end-to-end with rows of perforations that extend widthwise across the strip and that separate and define individual tickets. A side edge of each ticket includes ruler markings which extend continuously from ticket to ticket, thereby encouraging the ticket purchaser to purchase tickets by a standard unit of length, instead of by a monetary denomination or number of tickets. | 09-22-2011 |
