Printing – Stenciling – Stencils
Patent
1980-10-03
1982-06-29
Coughenour, Clyde I.
Printing
Stenciling
Stencils
33174B, 101114, 101129, 281 31, 283 8R, 283 17, 283 8R;117, B41L 1312, B41F 1502, B42D 312
Patent
active
043367542
ABSTRACT:
A coded property identification system, typically including a stencil and stencil kit, for the marking of personal property with owner identification symbols, to deter theft and also to identify the rightful owner of stolen personal property which has been recovered by law enforcement authorities. The stencil is an elongated flat strip of material such as plastic, which is apertured with a series of openings arranged generally in a line. Each of the openings corresponds to a recognizable symbol such as a number or a letter. In the system, the combination of the symbols for any given stencil is a unique permutation, so that identification of the owner of the personal property may be readily ascertained, once the stencil has been used to etchably or otherwise permanently mark the personal property. The owner of the personal property is ascertained by reference to a particular and specific master code. The correct master code is determined by having at least one of the symbols constitute a master symbol(s) at a predetermined position in the permutation, which position and symbol(s) is common to all the stencils, so that this symbol(s) identifies a particular master code containing the owner's identification keyed to the permutation of the stencil.
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