Burroughs, Inc.

Joseph Baran

William H Mowry, Jr

Michael J McElligott

Victor J Tkalenko, Jr

Curtis W Ingalls

Disclosed is a protected document such as a negotiable instrument, a title instrument, identification document or other documents which should be kept secure from illegal copying by color copiers. The method of making the document comprising preprinting a 'void' or other warning or cancellation phrase pattern in half tone or multitone on the document and camouflaging this pattern is also disclosed.

Protected document and method of making same

Disclosed is a protected document such as a negotiable instrument, a title instrument, indentification document or other documents which should be kept secure from illegal copying by color copiers. The method of making the document comprising preprinting a 'VOID' or other warning or cancellation phrase pattern in half tone or multitone on the document and camouflaging this pattern is also disclosed.

Disclosed is a protected document such as a negotiable instrument, a title instrument, identification document or other documents which should be kept secure from illegal copying by color copiers. The method of making the document comprising preprinting a 'VOID' or other warning or cancellation phrase pattern in half tone or multitone on the document and camouflaging this pattern is also disclosed.

Protected document

Disclosed is a protected document such as a negotiable instrument, a title instrument, identification document or other documents which should be kept secure from illegal copying by color copiers. The method of making the document comprising preprinting a 'VOID' or other warning or cancellation phrase pattern in half tone or multitone on the document and camouflaging this pattern is also disclosed. The document bears a watermark which adds to the security of the system.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Joseph Baran