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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7604257 | Printed product The printed product comprises a carrier (1) provided with a relief on the surface thereof in the form of a plurality of grooves and a main visible image transmitted by an ordered screen, wherein said relief and the screen structure of the visible image are em... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7422244 | Identification document with document specific reduced scale printing An identification document which includes card specific information printed on the card in a first location at a relatively large scale which permits the information to be read without magnification and duplicates the card specific information at a second location o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367593 | Security documents and a method and apparatus for printing and authenticating such documents A security document and a method of making and authenticating the document in which the document contains a security feature of an image/background pattern printed in one subtractive color on the document and at least one other but different image/background pattern... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365840 | Information presenting substance-containing material, and identification method, identification system and device therefor A material includes various encrypted information such as product type information, product history information and authentication judging information by using an information presenting substance exhibiting line spectrums and associated with certain encrypted inform... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366301 | Optical watermark A multiple-layered watermark is generated to be placed on document, to protect against counterfeiting and forgery. Hidden information embedded into each of the watermark's layers is only detectable by using a corresponding decoder. Because of the multiple-layered st... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364085 | Identification document with printing that creates moving and three dimensional image effects with pulsed illumination Identification documents have a three dimensional or moving image effect to enable human verification of their authenticity. These effects are created by printing image layers of invisible inks, such as UV or IR fluorescing inks, each depicting an object in varying ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360696 | Data printing method using a small printer and a commodity data register In a data printing method of printing a plurality of data items, each including a name of an object, on a print sheet by a printer which has a function for printing a plurality of types of meshing patterns, the method includes the step of printing the plurality of d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7352493 | Enhancement of glossmark images at low and high densities The present invention relates to expanding the range of image densities over which the manipulation of differential gloss as may be inherent in halftoned images may be achieved. By selectively applying halftones with anisotropic structure characteristics which are s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349158 | Diffraction grating-based encoded micro-particles for multiplexed experiments Microparticles 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 having a plurality of colocated pitches Λ which represent a unique identification digital code that is detected... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328851 | Machine-readable code format Disclosed is a machine readable code of a set of distinguishable symbols including at least a first symbol for encoding zeroes and a second symbol for encoding ones, wherein the first symbol exhibits a first color during machine reading and the second symbol exhibit... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328995 | Method and apparatus for embedding information in an image A method and apparatus for embedding information in an image during relative movement between a print medium and an ink jet print head is provided. A plurality of first lines are printed and a plurality of second lines are printed. Each of the first lines includes a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324241 | Variable data differential gloss images The present invention relates to the segmentation of an image into a main area and a image segment for variable data differential gloss image control. A single color is selected. Two or more different color definitions are created by combining the selected single co... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7304770 | Reduction of differential gloss with halftoned clear toner A method for reduction of differential gloss as found in halftone image hardcopy prints. The method comprises selecting either a single halftone or employing two halftones: a first halftone having a high apparent gloss characteristic; and a second halftone having a ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300695 | Alignable diffractive pigment flakes Diffractive pigment flakes are selectively aligned to form an image. In one embodiment, flakes having a magnetic layer are shaped to facilitate alignment in a magnetic field. In another embodiment, the flakes include a magnetically discontinuous layer. In a particul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299969 | Mark-coded surface with function flags A region having coded data thereon, wherein at least some of the coded data includes data indicative of a functional attribute of a part of the region. A sensing device for use with such a region, the sensing device for sensing and reacting to data indicative of a f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301675 | Glossmark images with clear toner The present invention relates to creating differential gloss images in clear toner by the manipulation of halftones employed prior to the depositing of the clear toner layer upon a substrate. By selectively applying halftones with anisotropic structure characteristi... | 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 |
| 7281861 | Methods and apparatus for optical component identification Methods, apparatuses, and systems for obtaining identification information about fiber optic components and optical assemblies in a non-invasive manner. The present invention includes optical subassemblies (“OSAs”), and optical assemblies incorporating the OSAs ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274890 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method for distinguishing between an original print product and a copy of the print product An information processing device allows for user recognition of the difference between a print product (original) and a copy product of the print product. The information processing device includes a receiving unit which receives a character string which is conceale... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269275 | Physical objects and validation of physical objects The present invention relates generally to validating and providing physical objects. In one implementation, a physical object includes a first digital watermark carried thereon. The first digital watermark includes a first plural-bit message representing at least a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258915 | Flake for covert security applications Covert flakes having one or more symbols and/or a selected shape are used in a composition, such as ink or paint, to provide a covert security feature to an object. In some embodiments the composition includes base pigment, and the covert flakes are covert pigment f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254772 | Systems and methods for visually representing the aging and/or expiration of electronic documents Systems and methods enforce an expiration date for an electronic document and represent the expiration visually. The author may specify an expiration date for an electronic document. The expiration date may be either a date stamp or an integer representing a period ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243952 | Authenticatable printed matter, and method for producing the same An authenticity discriminable printed matter in which a latent image cannot be visually identified under ordinary visible light but appears upon being irradiated with UV rays. A basic image is formed on a base material. The basic image is made of a latent image port... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241489 | Opaque flake for covert security applications Opaque flakes, such as pigment or bright flake used in paints and inks, have a selected shape and/or other indicia to provide a covert security feature to an object. In some embodiments the composition includes base pigment, and the opaque covert flakes match the vi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239734 | Authentication of identification documents and banknotes The present invention provides methods and systems that are helpful authentication of physical and electronic documents like financial documents and identification documents. Steganographic indicia plays a role in some of our implementations. In other implementation... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231594 | Method for paperless attachment of supplementary forms to a world wide web application An electronic copy of a paper document, such as high school transcript, can be attached to an electronic document, such as an application for admission to an institution. The high school providing the paper document is required to have only a simple fax machine. Whe... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226087 | System and method for authenticating an article A method of applying an authentication image to an article is presented. The method comprises obtaining a digitized version of the authentication image, encoding the digitized version of the authentication image to produce an encoded latent image, and printing the e... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220535 | Marking and authenticating articles Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for providing markings upon objects, including the read side of an optical information media, where the markings do not substantially interfere with object, including the use of the optical information media. This invention... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212308 | Interactive photo kiosk A digital imaging kiosk, comprising an imaging device adapted to electronically capture an image of an object, a display device adapted to display at least one of a captured image, a user interface adapted to display information to a user and to receive information ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207494 | Laser etched security features for identification documents and methods of making same The invention provides a method of producing a security feature in an identification document. A core including a top surface and a bottom surface is provided. A first laminate is laminated in contact with the top surface. A second laminate is laminated in contact w... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193751 | Tag control for runtime glossmarks The present invention relates to the manipulation of differential gloss as may be inherent in halftoned images by utilization of tags. By selectively applying halftones with anisotropic structure characteristics, which are significantly different in orientation whil... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190522 | Chemical synthesis using diffraction grating-based encoded optical elements An optical identification element having a synthesized chemical attached thereto includes an optical substrate having at least one diffraction grating disposed therein, the grating having a resultant refractive variation at a grating location, said grating being emb... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184569 | Marking articles using a covert digitally watermarked image A marking system that includes forming at least one marking in or on an article, wherein the image formed is not visible to the unaided human observer, and further contains at least one digital watermark. The digitally watermarked image comprises emissive and photoa... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168868 | Printing control apparatus, printing control method, and computer-readable medium including a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image A printing control apparatus is provided which can produce an appropriate copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image by adding a monochrome copy-forgery-inhibited pattern even if monochrome mode printing is performed in the condition in which a color copy-forgery-inhibite... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171020 | Method for utilizing fragile watermark for enhanced security A fragile watermark is embedded in a document. The fragile watermark provides enhance security. In one implementation, a method is provided for embedding information in an image so that the image will have different information when a scanning or printing process re... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159866 | Hidden element puzzle A substantially hidden element puzzle capable of being incorporated in a variety of structures such as gift or product containers and greeting cards includes at least one substantially flat surface having an image thereon. The image includes at least one elongated e... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7152047 | System and method for production and authentication of original documents A system and method for authenticating documents and content thereof. A counterfeit resistant document recording medium is provided, having thereon a predefined unique document identifier and at least one security feature. The recording medium is thereafter imprinte... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148999 | Variable glossmark The present invention relates to the segmentation of an image into a main area and a image segment for variable glossmark data. By selectively applying halftones with anisotropic structure characteristics which are significantly different in orientation while remain... | 12/12/2006 |
