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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083264 | Document with invisible encoded information and method of making the same A document includes a paper substrate having an average surface roughness of at least about 0.5 microns, wherein the paper substrate includes encoded information printed thereon, and wherein the encoded information is printed with an ink comprised of light absorbing... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7575253 | Fluorescent image-printed article and fluorescent ink A fluorescent image-printed article including a substrate, and an image formed on the substrate, wherein the image is formed from a fluorescent ink containing a binder, and a fluorescent substance which is dispersed in the binder, is capable of emitting fluorescence... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7464965 | Water-based fluorescent ink, recorded image using the same, and judging method The present invention relates to a water-based fluorescent ink for the purpose of measurement or judgment of the fluorescence emission in a visible light region by an excitation wavelength in a predetermined ultraviolet range, containing water, a coloring material d... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7398917 | Payment V.I.P. card This invention relates to a universal financial product and enables to use it for managing money resources, e.g., sums being on a personal account. The housing of the pay card may be made of a precious or rare metal, bone, finewood; the elements of the features of a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396048 | Internet stamp A postage sheet includes a face sheet adhesively bonded to a release liner. The face sheet includes a removable internet stamp having a diecut perimeter. A visible security indicium is disposed on the front side of the stamp and has a different color than the face s... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7354072 | Authenticatable printed matter and its production method In authenticity determinable printed matter according to this invention, a background image portion and at least one message image portion are printed on a surface of a base member. The background image portion has a first line drawing which is arrayed in a first di... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355944 | Authenticatable media and method of authenticating One method for playing a disk, comprises illuminating a first portion of the optical article with a first laser to obtain a first optical signal, wherein the first laser has a first wavelength, illuminating a second portion with a second laser to obtain a second opt... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347382 | System for securing personal cards A credit card comprises a plastic layer, a processor, and a keypad. The keypad provides the ability to input a code (e.g., a personal identification number (PIN) code) to the processor as a part of validating the transaction. Illustratively, the entry of a valid PIN... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327217 | Security methods, systems and articles of manufacture An identification badge is shown and includes a washable worker identification badge including a photograph of a worker using the garment, wherein an image from the photograph is sublimated or printed on the badge. In one embodiment the badge includes a security dev... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316790 | Sulfur-containing phosphor powders, methods for making phosphor powders and devices incorporating same Sulfur-containing phosphor powders, methods for making phosphor powders and devices incorporating same. The powders have a small particle size, narrow particle size distribution and are substantially spherical. The method of the invention permits the continuous prod... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312257 | Polymer encapsulation of high aspect ratio materials and methods of making same Embodiments of this invention comprise a pigment comprising one or more substantially spherical-shaped beads, wherein each substantially spherical-shaped bead comprises one or more high aspect ratio particles encapsulated within an encapsulating material. Embodiment... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309017 | Secure physical documents, and methods and apparatus for publishing and reading them A security document, comprises a printed document and one or more memory circuits adapted to be read wirelessly attached to or incorporated within the printed document, wherein data in the memory circuit is protected from access by an unauthorised reader, and wherei... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7219606 | Method and apparatus for measuring, setting and controlling longitudinal and lateral register as well as parallelness of the printing register in a multicolor printing machine The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring, setting and controlling longitudinal and lateral register as well as parallelness of the printing register in a multicolor printing machine. To reduce waste, the longitudinal and circumferenti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192471 | Aryl-ureido benzoxazinone compounds Fluorescent pigment compounds comprising aryl-ureido benzoxazinone compounds of the general formula (I): wherein R1 is an substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, R2 and R3 are ea... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188776 | Method and device for personalizing luminescent marks of authenticity A method and device for personalizing the luminescent authenticity features on data carrier, in particular plastic cards. The luminescent authenticity feature being applied to or incorporated in a composite card and the authenticity feature is personalized with a hi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175086 | Authentication system, data device, and methods for using the same An authentication system may comprise: a first light source, a second light source, and at least three optically filtered light sensing devices. The first light source can have a first light source spectral distribution and can be capable of providing sufficient exc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169615 | Method of authenticating polymers, authenticatable polymers, methods of making authenticatable polymers and authenticatable articles, and articles made there from Disclosed is a method of authenticating that a test polymer is an authenticatable polymer, wherein the authenticatable polymer has an authentication signal and comprises a substrate polymer and an optically variable tag, the optically variable tag having a fluoresce... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153561 | Absorbent article with graphic design thereon In a substrate having a graphic and a method for applying the graphic thereto, a non-phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a non-phosphorescent region of the graphic and a phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a phosph... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147801 | Ink jet ink composition and method for security marking Disclosed is an ink composition suitable for ink jet printing comprising a luminescent compound, a solvent, and an energy active compound, and optionally a non-luminescent colorant. The energy active compound, when exposed to energy, generates one or more active spe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134601 | Method of generating a user interface for a computer system A method of generating a user interface includes the step of printing a form with visible ink and invisible ink. The visible ink depicts information for a user and the invisible ink depicts coded data which is readable with an optical reader. A signal carrying said ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129506 | Optically detectable security feature An optically detectable security marker for emitting light at a pre-selected wavelength. The marker comprises a rare earth dopant and a carrier incorporating the rare earth dopant. The interaction of the carrier and the dopant is such that the fluorescent fingerprin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118135 | Embossed paper A sheet of embossed paper including a sheet-like body portion, at least one embossed or depressed line located on the body portion, and at least one printed line located on and extending at least partially along the embossed or depressed line. The invention may also... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116222 | Combination magnetic tag A combination magnetic tag (10) is described comprising an optical part (20) and a magnetic part (30), the optical part including a plurality of optical elements for conveying an optical code and the magnetic part including a plurality of magnet... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114660 | Non-image pixel data stored on hard-copy image media An image bearing article includes a support; a visible image recorded on the support; invisible information recorded on the support, the invisible information relating to and in registration with elements of the visible image. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094364 | Method of authenticating polymers, authenticatable polymers, methods of making authenticatable polymers and authenticatable articles, and articles made there from In one embodiment, a method for authenticating that a test polymer is an authenticatable polymer is disclosed wherein the authenticatable polymer comprises a substrate polymer and a thermochromic compound, the thermochromic compound having a first signal at a first ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7055691 | Plastic packaging having embedded micro-particle taggants An improvement to a package is provided that includes a container having a label secured thereto by an adhesive and a closure secured to the container. The improvement is for identifying the package and includes at least one of the container, the adhesive and the cl... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040308 | Device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs A hopper device 50 for illuminating luminescent paintballs before the paintballs are projected down the barrel of a paintball gun includes a hopper shell 52, top and bottom rows 54 and 56 of ultraviolet lights 14 disposed at presel... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021549 | Laser markable variable data heat transfer label and marking system A laser markable heat transfer label for application to an item includes a light transmissive carrier, a heat transferable substrate disposed on the carrier and an adhesive disposed on the substrate. The substrate is formulated, at least in part, with a laser light ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005085 | Oxygen-containing phosphor powders, methods for making phosphor powders and devices incorporating same Phosphor powders and a method for making phosphor powders. The powders are oxygen-containing, such as metal oxides, silicates, borates or titanates and have a small particle size, narrow particle size distribution and are substantially spherical. The method of the i... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974268 | Print system, print control apparatus, printing method, and control program for processing print data It is an object to allow an advertising effect to be efficiently exercised by certainly printing an advertisement. For this purpose, according to the invention, print data of the user and advertisement data are synthesized so that an image based on the print data of... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974623 | Antifalsification paper provided with applied coding consisting of luminescent mottled fibers The invention relates to a security paper with at least two types of mottled fibers, which differ in terms of their luminescent characteristics and form a code. In each case one type of mottled fibers is present in a defined subarea of the security paper, and the co... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969549 | Techniques to prevent leakage of fluorescing signals through print media or indicia tape A substrate structure encoded with information bearing indicia includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. Formed on the first surface is a first information bearing indicia defined by a fluorescent material. A second information bearing indici... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953206 | Safety adhesive foil as identification element The invention relates to an inscribable security film, in particular for use in the automotive sector, and to a method for inscribing it. The security film contains an identification medium which is capable of diffusion and is locally liberated or fixed selectively ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951692 | Non-visualized permanent information recording substrate for use as a security label for authentication The present invention relates to an information carrying substrate capable of being applied to a surface for authenticating said surface, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a an information carrying substrate capable of being affixed to a docume... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6918482 | Device and method for verifying the authenticity of banknotes An apparatus and method for testing the authenticity of bank notes are proposed. The apparatus includes a light source for emitting light suitable for exciting fluorescent light in a bank note to be checked, and a fluorescence detector for detecting the fluor... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6858323 | Valuable document The invention relates to a document of value, such as a paper of value, ID card or the like, having at least one authenticity feature in the form of a luminescent substance. The luminescent substance has particles consisting of a dye-laden molecular sieve whose stru... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6841092 | Anti-stokes fluorescent compositions and methods of use The present invention provides a secured document including a composition capable of anti-Stokes fluorescence containing an ion capable of absorption of electromagnetic radiation, an ion capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation, and a matrix composition compris... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6835326 | Fluorescent ink compositions comprising functionalized fluorescent nanocrystals A fluorescent ink composition comprising functionalized fluorescent nanocrystals, an aqueous-based ink carrier comprising water or a water-based solution, and a binder. Also provided are methods of providing an image or a security mark on a substrate for subsequent ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817538 | Method and system for preventing parallel marketing of wholesale and retail items A system and method for detecting parallel marketing of an item, include forming at least one of a coating and a code on the item, interrogating the at least one of the coating and said code, and determining from the interrogating whether the item has been transferr... | 11/16/2004 |
