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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:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John M Taskett, Salt Lake, UT (US);
Assignee:
American Express Travel Related Services, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
283 58 ; 283 57 ; 283 74 ; 283 72 ; 283102 ;
Abstract
A secure manner for issuing travellers cheques and other instruments is provided which overcomes many of the shortcomings associated with known devices. In particular, the present invention provides a device which permits an issuer of prepaid instruments to securely provide credit, replacement, or reimbursement to a purchaser who has lost or had stolen a prepaid instrument.