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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052171 | Security element for RF identification The invention concerns a security element (10) for RF identification, and a security document which is provided with such a security element (10). The security element has a flexible film body (104) into which are integrated an electronic circui... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7918485 | Security system using conductive and non-conductive regions Disclosed is an item, for example a document, including a substrate having thereon a multiplicity of separate printed markings, wherein the printed markings include both conductive printed markings and substantially non-conductive printed markings. The different con... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7748748 | Method and system for generating and authenticating documents having stored electrostatic pattern information A method and apparatus for generating and authenticating documents having stored electrostatic pattern information provides security with respect to the authenticity of documents. A liquid medium including a plurality of electrostatic monopoles is applied to the sur... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7429308 | Method of manufacturing an article comprising at least one electronic chip The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an article comprising a fiber layer and at least one electronic chip, the fiber layer being formed by depositing fibers on a surface immersed in a dispersion of fiber material. The method includes the followin... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429063 | Counterfeit-proof metallic foil A counterfeit-proof metal foil is textured in at least a given partial area of its surface, this partial area having a radiation refraction value which is different compared to the remaining surface area. The metal foil is suitable as a packaging material, among oth... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7396049 | Flexible sheet having at least one region of electroluminescence A flexible sheet which includes a substrate having at least one visually discernable surface and at least one electroluminescent lamp assembly positioned proximate to the surface and controlled by a suitable power source as well as means for isolating at least one e... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367592 | Marking substance and security markings for testing the authenticity of documents The invention relates to a marking substance for security documents of the kind difficult to discern by counterfeiters. The preferred marking substance is polyethylene dioxythiophene polystyrene sulfonate and, more particularly, PEDT/PSS of the CPP105 formulation. | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353996 | Device for storing and displaying selected bar codes A device for storing and displaying numerous optically readable codes. The device includes a memory for storing the codes, a display for displaying the codes of sufficient contrast to be readable by an optical scanner, an optional selector for allowing the user to r... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338709 | Security yarn and production method therefor According to the present invention, there is provided a security thread whose existence is not clarified, which is prevented beforehand from being removed, which can be attached even to a form of a commodity heretofore regarded as difficult, and whose use purpose ra... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327261 | Visual identification tag deactivation A device for deactivating an RFID portion on an identification tag and indicating that the RFID portion is deactivated. The present invention addresses current privacy concerns regarding potential use of RFID technology after the point of sale. The device for deacti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311396 | Barcode marking method and apparatus for electro-luminescence display device The invention relates to a barcode marking method and apparatus for an electro-luminescence display device. According to the barcode marking method and apparatus for an electro-luminescence display device of the present invention includes, an information barcode is ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301682 | Optically variable security attribute The invention relates to an optically variable security attribute for documents, securities, bank notes, packaging and goods. The task of the invention is to provide an optically variable security attribute with covert detectable characteristics to improve sa... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286684 | Secure document design carrying auxiliary machine readable information A two dimensional pattern design for secure documents serves as both a machine readable code and an aesthetic part of the documents' design. A method for generating the design generates a variable auxiliary message comprising message values and maps the message valu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273234 | Card with increased gripability The invention disclosed herein represents a means for increasing the gripability of a credit-card-sized card. Specifically, dimples raised from, indented in, or embossed in a credit-card-sized card are arranged to from a tread on the front or back of a card. This tr... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264691 | Fibrous substrates A fibrous security substrate for use in producing documents includes at least one aperture extending therethrough and contains an elongate impermeable element at least partially embedded therein such that at least one edge thereof is exposed in the aperture. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243951 | Durable security devices and security articles employing such devices Durable security devices that are resistant to chemical attack and mechanical degradation and security articles employing such devices, are provided. By way of the durable security device of the present invention, opposing longitudinal borders adjacent an informatio... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225993 | Printed sheet products with integral, removable, radio frequency identification elements Each printed sheet product includes a core of flexible, microvoided polymer sheet material and a planar RFID assembly encoded with a unique electro/magnetic code permanently and integrally joined together with the core. The microvoided sheet material collapses aroun... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201821 | Identifying medium and identifying method for object The present invention provides a discrimination medium A for discriminating the authenticity of an article by providing an optically discriminating mark on the article. A film 20 having a light reflecting layer of a polymer cholesteric liquid crystal having a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199714 | Verification method of goods using IC tags and equipment using the method In goods genuineness/counterfeit discrimination using IC tags, contradictory problems of the reliability and lifetime of the IC tags and the accuracy of goods genuineness/counterfeit discrimination are solved and circulation of goods mounted with defective IC tags i... | 04/03/2007 |
| RE39490 | Security device having multiple security features and method of making same A security device having multiple security features is used with an item, such as a secure document, ticket, label or tag, to authenticate the item and/or encode data pertaining to the item. One example of the security device includes a carrier substrate, a metallic... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179393 | Methods of manufacturing substrates The present invention relates to improvements in methods of manufacture of substrates which can be used in varying shapes and sizes for various authenticating or security applications, which combine the advantages of indicia formed from metallisation or demetallisat... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7144617 | Diffractive security element A security element (2) comprising a reflective, optically variable surface pattern (3) which is embedded in a layer composite of plastic material and which can be visually recognized from predetermined observation directions is formed from a mosaic of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140540 | Method of making secure personal data card A method for the automated manufacture of personal optical security cards utilizing commercial equipment known in the art for creating integrated circuit chip cards, also known as smart cards. A cavity is milled in a card body. An optical security chip carrier is lo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133030 | Context sensitive labels for a hardware input device A method and apparatus for hardware input devices provides context sensitive labels which can change according to an application running on a computer and/or the function assigned to an input element. An illustrative implementation of the method and apparatus includ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108286 | Antifalsification paper and other antifalsification items The present invention describes security paper and security items in general containing at least one security element having at least one photoluminescent segment characterized by a linearly polarized photoluminescence and/or a linearly polarized absorption. The pre... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090123 | Method and apparatus for promoting the selection and use of a transaction card One embodiment of the present invention provides for detecting a physical change at a transaction card, and, in response to detecting the physical change outputting content to attract the attention of a user. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090917 | Security strips Security strips for identifying the genuineness of sheet material such as documents, securities and banknotes. The security strips are constructed of several different components, encoding means and electrically conductive layers connected in different arrangements ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080782 | Combined smartcard and magnetic-stripe card and reader and associated method A multi-functional portable data device (preferably a combined smart card and magnetic-stripe card) is used for exchanging money with a financial institution in a cashless (i.e., credit or debit) transaction, and to credit or debit an electronic purse (“e-purse”... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078090 | Decorative foil A decorative foil is in the form of a layer composite structure (1) and comprises at least a transparent base foil (2), a transparent cover layer (4) and a transparent dielectric layer (3) arranged between the base foil (2) and the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073721 | Correction of card sheets in an aligned positional relationship Collation and welding of card component sheets can be performed in a simple facility. Plastic cards such as IC cards having substantially no distortion and twisting are provided. A round hole (17) and an ellipse hole (18) are formed at the correspondin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067972 | Electroluminescence light emitting steel An EL emitting sheet realizing various changes of light emission. The EL emitting sheet includes: a light-emitting layer containing electroluminescence light-emitting elements therein; and an electrode section having a plurality of electrode pairs which is disposed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057687 | Method of patterning cholesteric film using a laser and optical element having the cholesteric film patterned by the method The present invention provides a method of efficiently and precisely patterning cholesteric films. A cholesteric film 13 is firstly formed on an alignment film 12 provided on a glass substrate 11. The cholesteric film 13 is then patterned... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040663 | Value document The invention relates to a document of value such as a paper of value or ID card with a security element having an optically variable material. Said optically variable material conveys different color effects at different viewing angles. Additionally, the security e... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037606 | Security element A security element is equipped with first code of magnetic material and/or second code of electroconductive material and has in addition third, optically read-able code, for example as negative writing and/or as a bar code, which is present in the magnetic and/or el... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032828 | Substrate which is made from paper and is provided with an integrated circuit The invention relates to a substrate which is made from paper and is provided with at least one integrated circuit which is produced from a semiconductive organic polymer. A semiconductive organic polymer of this nature, when used as the base material for the integr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030972 | System and method for identifying objects Method and system for detecting the presence and determining characteristics of objects such as ink cartridges in printing systems. The system includes a signal transceiver capable of transmitting signals using a photo emitter and capable of receiving signals sent f... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014120 | Smart documents The invention relates to Smart Documents to be used in various administrative, financial and other applications, in particular bank cheques and other paper value documents that require authentication, boarding passes for transport systems, documents for access funct... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6956482 | Electronic article surveillance marker assembly and method for making the same An EAS marker assembly includes an EAS marker, at least one interior layer having an opening extending therethrough, the EAS marker being resident in the opening, and first and second opposed exterior layers secured to outer surfaces of the at least one interior lay... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951666 | Precursor compositions for the deposition of electrically conductive features A precursor composition for the deposition and formation of an electrical feature such as a conductive feature. The precursor composition advantageously has a viscosity of at least about 1000 centipoise and can be deposited by screen printing. The precursor composit... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942749 | Method of manufacturing a security item A method of manufacturing a security item comprises extruding or casting a polymer plastics substrate and, during the forming process, introducing a security thread into the substrate. The security thread is embedded to different depths in the substrate so as to gen... | 09/13/2005 |
