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US 4,906,026 AGranted
Subliminal checkbook system
AssigneeImage/Chek Corporation
InventorsMelvin T. Gordon, Jr., Raju Venkatapathy
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Abstract
A pad of bank checks in which the check pad comprises multiple logos containing advertising coupons which are designed to be perforated for easy removal, and a series of bank checks each with a rotating advertising logo and/or slogan matching the sequential representation of the coupons.
Claims6
A checkbook system comprising:
- a plurality of pages stacked one upon the other,
- one edge of each of the pages being aligned with one edge of each of the other pages,
- the stacked pages being divided into multiple sections each of which have at least one page, at least one section being printed with advertising indicia, at least one other section having the advertising indicia of the other printed thereon and further having printed thereon indicia denominating a bank draft,
- wherein the one of said sections of stacked pages has a plurality of pages each of which bear individual advertising indicia differing one from the other,
- the other of said sections of stacked pages having a plurality of pages each of which bear individual advertising indicia differing one from the other.
2 more elements
A checkbook system comprising:
- a plurality of pages stacked one upon the other,
- one edge of each of the pages being aligned with one edge of each of the other pages,
- the stacked pages being divided into at least two sections, one section having at least one topmost page, a second section having a plurality of pages,
- the topmost page of the first section of the stacked pages having a plurality of perforations defining discrete areas adapted to be individually disengaged from the topmost page,
- the discrete areas having sequentially printed advertising indicia printed thereon,
- the pages of the second section of the stacked pages being sequentially printed with advertising indicia and having printed thereon indicia denominating a bank draft.
3 more elements
A method of presenting a subliminal advertising message comprising the steps of:
- stacking a plurality of printed pages one upon the other,
- aligning one edge of each of the pages with one edge of the remainder of the pages,
- securing the aligned edges one to the other,
- dividing the stacked pages into multiple sections each of which have at least one page, providing the topmost page of a first section with advertising indicia, providing a second section with the advertising indicia of the first section printed thereon,
- dividing the stacked pages into at least two sections with a first section having at least one topmost page and a second section having a plurality of pages,
- providing the topmost page of the first section with a plurality of perforations defining discrete areas adapted to be individually disengaged from the topmost page,
- printing the discrete areas of the topmost page with advertising indicia,
- sequentially printing the pages of the second section of the stacked pages with advertising indicia corresponding to the advertising indicia of the topmost page and having printed thereon indicia denominating a bank draft.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.