Information seal

• US 6,436,516 B1
• Filed: 07/23/1999
• Issued: 08/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sega Enterprises LTD. (SEGA Sammy Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sega Enterprises LTD. (SEGA Sammy Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Nagashima, Takeshi, Tanaka, Maki
• Primary Examiner(s): Hess, Bruce H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM
• Application Number:
  US09/359,380
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 428/201, 428/203, 428/209, 428/901
• US Class Current: 428/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/067 Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0776 the adhering arrangement being a layer of adhesive, so that the record carrier can function as a sticker
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/901 Printed circuit
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24851 Intermediate layer is discontinuous or differential
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24868 Translucent outer layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24917 including metal layer

Abstract

Information of a product for an information seal to be adhered to is printed on an information side of the information seal. An adhesive for adhering the information seal to the product is applied to a pattern side of the information seal, and a conduction pattern corresponding to a serial number is further formed on the pattern side. The conduction pattern includes a required number of terminals opposed to each other, and lines interconnecting those of the opposed terminals required to indicate the serial number indicated on the information side.

Claims

1. A product comprising a plurality of terminals which are electrically connected to an information seal through a conductive pattern, said information seal comprising information recorded visibly on one side of a sheet opposite the side of said conductive pattern which corresponds to the information.

2. A product according to claim 1, comprising a window which is formed in a casing thereof and through which the visible information of the information seal is to be confirmed from the outside.