Transparent overlay for protecting a document from tampering

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5060981
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07409144

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A transparent overlay that can protect a document from tampering has a transparent cover sheet, a layer of hot-melt adhesive over one surface of the transparent cover sheet, and a polymeric image-receiving layer over the exposed face of said hot-melt adhesive layer. The transparent cover sheet can be a simple thermoplastic film but preferably is retroreflective sheeting which can bear a pattern or legend that is noticeable only when viewed retroreflectively. When the polymeric image-receiving layer is dye-receptive, it can be imaged by using a thermal printing head with a dye-donor element. A preferred polymeric image-receiving layer that is dye-receptive is chlorinated poly(vinylchloride).

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MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY ST PAUL MN A CORP OF DELAWARENot Provided

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fossum, Douglas K St. Paul, MN 5 360
Jongewaard, Susan K St. Paul, MN 19 315
McConville, John W St. Paul, MN 2 121

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