Lottery game tickets and methods for making same
AssigneeWelch Allyn Data Collection, Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Ehrhart, Robert M. Hussey, Todd A. Dueker, Cayetano Sanchez III, Walter Szrek, John C. Abraitis, Claude Lambert, Francois Gougeon, Robert Boulay, Denis Mondou
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Abstract
The present invention relates to lottery game tickets and methods for making the same. In one embodiment, a wavelength-sensitive addition is incorporation in game ticket play area. In another embodiment, reflectance characteristics of a game ticket play area are controlled.
Claims41
A game ticket comprising:
- topside and bottomside surfaces and at least one play area defined on either of said surfaces;
- scratch-off material formed over said at least one play area;
- a radiation wavelength sensitive additive selectively incorporated substantially uniformly throughout said scratch-off material wherein said additive is detectable by radiating said document in a predetermined spectrum of radiation, wherein said radiation wavelength sensitive additive emits radiant energy in a second band of wavelengths when radiated in a first band of wavelengths.
The lottery game ticket comprising:
- topside and bottomside surfaces and at least one play area defined on either of said surfaces;
- scratch-off material formed over said at least one play area;
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- a radiation sensitive layer positioned above or below the scratch-off material, said radiation sensitive layer being detectable by radiating said ticket in predetermined band of wavelengths, wherein said radiation sensitive layer emits radiant energy in a second band of wavelengths when radiated in a first band of wavelengths.
A lottery game ticket having topside and a bottomside surface, and a play area including an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, wherein at least a substantial portion of at least one of said outer or indicia icon surfaces exhibits a plurality of colors under white light and substantially uniform reflectance characteristics under illumination at a predetermined narrow band of wavelengths.
A method for making lottery game tickets of first and second styles, wherein each ticket includes a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said method being characterized in that said method includes the steps of:
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said first style so that said outer surface of tickets of said first style exhibits at least one first color under white light and at least one first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths;
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- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said second style so that said outer surface of tickets of said second style exhibits at least one second color under in white light different from said at least one first color and further exhibits said at least one first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at said first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths.
A method for making lottery game tickets of first and second styles, wherein each ticket includes a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said method being characterized in that said method includes the steps of:
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said first style so that said indicia icon surface of tickets of said first style exhibit at least a first color as seen in white light and at least a first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths;
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said second style so that said indicia icon surface of tickets of said second style exhibit at least a second color under white light different from said first and further exhibit said at least one first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at said first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths.
A method for making lottery game tickets of first and second styles, wherein each ticket includes a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said method being characterized in that said method includes the steps of:
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said first style so that said outer surface of tickets of said first style exhibit at least one first color under white light, and at least one first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths, and further so that said indicia icon surface of tickets of said first style exhibit at least one second predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated under at least a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths;
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- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said second style so that said outer surface of tickets of said second style exhibit at least one second color under white light different from said first color, and said at least one first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths, and further so that said indicia icon surface of tickets of said second style exhibit said at least one second predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated under said at least a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths.
A method for making lottery game tickets of first, second, and third styles, wherein each ticket includes a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said method being characterized in that said method includes the steps of:
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said first style so that said outer surface of tickets of said first style exhibits a first set of colors as seen in white light and first predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths;
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said second style so that said outer surface of tickets of said second style exhibits a second set of colors as seen in white light different from said first set of colors and further exhibit said first predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at said first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths;
- and controlling manufacture of said tickets of said third style so that said outer surface of tickets of said third style exhibit a third set of colors as seen in white light different from said first and said second set of colors and further exhibits said first predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at said first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths.
A method for making lottery game tickets of first, second, and third styles, wherein each ticket includes a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said method being characterized in that said method includes the steps of:
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said first style so that said indicia icon surface of tickets of said first style exhibit a first set of colors as seen in white light and first predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at a first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths;
- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said second style so that said indicia surface of tickets of said second style exhibits a second set of colors as seen in white light different from said first set of colors and further exhibits said first predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at said first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths;
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- controlling manufacture of said tickets of said third style so that said indicia icon surface of tickets of said third style exhibit a third set of colors as seen in white light different from said first and said second set of colors and further exhibits said first predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at said first predetermined narrow band of wavelengths.
A method for making a lottery game ticket of the type comprising a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said outer surface including a pattern and a background, said method being characterized in that said method includes the step of controlling manufacture of said outer surface so that said background of said outer surface exhibits a plurality of colors under white light and said outer surface exhibits at least a first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at a predetermined narrow wavelength band.
A method for making a lottery game ticket of the type comprising a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said indicia icon surface including a pattern and a background, said method being characterized in that said method includes the steps of controlling manufacture of said outer surface so that said outer surface exhibits a plurality of colors under white light and controlling manufacture of said indicia icon surface so that said indicia icon surface exhibits at least a first predetermined reflectance characteristic when illuminated at a predetermined narrow wavelength band.
A method for making a lottery game ticket of the type comprising a play area having an outer surface and an indicia icon surface, said outer surface including a pattern and a background, said indicia icon surface including a pattern and a background, said method being characterized in that said method includes the steps of:
- controlling manufacture of said outer surface so that said outer surface exhibits a plurality of colors under white light and said outer surface exhibits at least a first predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at a predetermined narrow wavelength band;
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- controlling manufacture of said indicia icon surface so that said indicia icon surface exhibits at least a second predetermined reflectance characteristics when illuminated at said predetermined narrow band of wavelengths.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.