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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
LGZ Landis & Gyr Zug AG, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G02B / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235454 ; 3501 / ; 235487 ;
Abstract
A method and device for identifying documents. A multiplicity of machine-readable markings which characteristically modify incident light by diffraction or refraction are applied to the documents, and selected markings are then cancelled out, the remaining markings representing coded information. The markings are of at least two different kinds causing different modification of incident light, and are arranged in a characteristic configuration on the documents. Information about said configuration is stored in an identification device to permit checking of the remaining markings.