Card with removable, reusable element

• US 6,161,870 A
• Filed: 10/21/1999
• Issued: 12/19/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Abnote USA Incorporated (American Banknote Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Arthur Blank & Company Incorporated (American Banknote Corporation)
• Inventors: Blank, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Wellington, A. L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CARTER, MONICA SMITH
• Application Number:
  US09/425,317
• Time in Patent Office: 425 Days
• Field of Search: 283/61, 283/51, 283/70, 283/75, 283/81, 283/904, 283/101, 281/2, 281/5, 40/299, 40/630, 40/638, 156/249, 156/344, 156/230, 428/42.1, 428/42.3, 428/43, 462/5, 462/6, 462/2
• US Class Current: 283/75
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0053 Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 2033/44 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/00 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/20 characterised by a particular use or purpose
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/21 for multiple purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/22 for use in combination with accessories specially adapted for information-bearing cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/342 Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/025 by means, e.g. cards, providing billing information at the time of purchase, e.g. identification of seller or purchaser, quantity of goods delivered or to be delivered
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0036 Checkout procedures
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/904 Credit card
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/11 Methods of delaminating, per se; i.e. , separating at bonding face
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1195 Delaminating from release surface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1486 Ornamental, decorative, pattern, or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness

Abstract

A transactional control system, a promotional system, and a redemption system including a set of a card and a removable and reusable label. The removable and reusable label having a first side printed with indicia thereon, and a second side coated with a reusable adhesive layer suitable for affixing the label to either a first or a second planar side of the card. The label, printed with a registration indicia thereon, can be removed from the transaction card without leaving residue on the card and can be affixed to a registration form for registration of a holder of the transaction card. Alternatively, the label printed with a redeemable coupon indicia thereon, can be removed from a promotion card and affixed to a transaction receipt for associating a particular transaction with the redeemable coupon. In another embodiment the label is printed and scored to form individually removable segments which can be removed from the redemption card and redeemed.

Claims

1. A transaction card control system, comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) two opposing sides, at least one side having first indicia thereon, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issue of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card upon which it resides, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards;

(b) at least one removable and reusable label having two opposing sides, a first side having unique second indicia thereon which corresponds to the first indicia of the card, and a second side affixable to either side of the transaction card.

2. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, further comprising a receiving element for receiving the removable and reusable label upon removal of the label from the transaction card.

3. A transaction card control system as in claim 2, wherein the label, the transaction card, and the receiving element are used as a registration vehicle, and wherein:

the receiving element is a form; and

the label is removable from the transaction card and affixable to the form for registration of the transaction card.

4. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the unique second indicia on the first side of the label comprises an alpha numeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol, or a combination of any of the above.

5. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the second indicia on the first side of the label, and the first indicia on the transaction card, each comprises unique registration indicia which comprises an alpha numeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol or a combination of any of the above.

6. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the label comprises a paper material.

7. A transaction card control system comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) first indicia, non-removably associated with the card, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issue of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards;

(b) a second unique, removable indicia associated with the card which corresponds to the first indicia of the card.

8. A transaction card control system as in claim 7, further comprising a receiving element for receiving the removable indicia upon removal of the second, removable indicia from the card.

9. A transaction card control system as in claim 8, wherein the second indicia, the transaction card, and the receiving element are used as a registration vehicle, and wherein:

the receiving element is a form; and

the second indicia is removable from the transaction card and affixable to the form for registration of the transaction card.

10. A transaction card control system as in claim 7, wherein the unique second indicia comprises an alpha numeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol, or a combination of any of the above.

11. A transaction card control system as in claim 7, wherein the second indicia and the first indicia each comprise unique registration indicia which comprises an alpha numeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol, or any combination of the above.

12. A transaction card control system as in claim 7, wherein the label comprises a paper material.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein the second unique, removable indicia is removable without leaving any residue on the card.

16. The system of claim 7, wherein the second unique, removable indicia is formed on a single unitary label.

17. The system of claim 7, wherein the second unique, removable indicia comprises a removable and reusable label.

13. A card system comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) first indicia, non-removably associated with the card, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issue of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards;

(b) at least one removable and reusable label having two opposing sides, the label having a symbol printed on one of the sides.

14. A card system as in claim 13, wherein the label is a redeemable coupon, the redeemable coupon being selected from the group consisting of a frequent flyer upgrade, a car rental discount, and a hotel upgrade.

18. A transaction card control system comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) first indicia, non-removably associated with the card, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issue of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards; and

(b) a second unique indicia associated with the card which corresponds to the first indicia of the card.

19. A transaction card control system comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) first indicia, non-removably associated with the card, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issue of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards; and

(b) a unitary label adhered to the card, the unitary label including second unique indicia which corresponds to the first indicia of the card.