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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429062 | Anti-counterfeiting see-through moire security feature using frequency-varying patterns Frequency varying patterns are aligned on the front and back surfaces of a document to provide an anti-counterfeiting security device. The frequency varying patterns are reversed images. The document is sufficiently transparent to allow see-through of the pattern on... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429413 | Nonmetallic label with metallic appearance In one embodiment, a nonmetallic, tamper-indicating, multi-layer label with a metallic appearance is described. The label comprises a pearlescent layer, a film layer, a patterned release layer, and a pigmented adhesive layer with the provisos that (i) the pigmented ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422781 | Tamper indicating devices and methods for securing information A tamper indicating device. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a backing having a first side and a second side, wherein the backing comprises a first phase and a second phase, wherein the backing has a first level of light diffusion, and when a peeling... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7384890 | Check fraud protection techniques A security feature and method for verifying the authenticity of commercial paper. In one embodiment, pearlescent ink is added to a portion of commercial paper stock. A recipient can then tilt the commercial paper stock to view the pearlescent ink mark, design, or sp... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7333629 | Authentic document and method of making A method and system is disclosed for printing an authenticatable image having an embedded image into a receiver having a discernible physical characteristic, such that the printed image can be used to authenticate the receiver which includes scanning the receiver to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316422 | Safety element and a valuable object This invention relates to an object of value with a security element having a thermochromic layer and disposed completely on the surface of the object of value. The thermochromic layer is combined with an effect layer having visually and/or machine testable properti... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7270874 | Synthetic paper label A tamper-evident labelling material includes a base layer of synthetic paper that is printable on its upper surface, and an adhesive layer on the lower surface of the base layer. The base layer includes a layer of biaxially-oriented and voided high density polyethyl... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255909 | Security laminate In one aspect, the invention provides a security laminate comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of retroreflective microbeads partially embedded in and protruding from a beadbond layer and having image receptive material disposed around the protr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250191 | Self-adhesive labels, their production and use A label comprising at least one first print substrate layer printed on one side with a self-adhesive composition which if desired is lined with a release paper or a release film, where on the first print substrate layer first, on the side directed toward the adhesiv... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244496 | Tamper evident flow wrap A tamper evident packaging material is described. The material is formed from a substrate having a weak skin layer and at least one additional layer. A pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to the weak skin layer. An electron beam cured coating having a non-migrato... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223015 | Tamper-evident closure A security bag includes a tamper-evident closure which provides a visual indication if the closure is opened. The closure includes an ink layer deposited on one wall of the security bag or on a flexible strip secured to one wall of the security bag, and an adhesive ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219973 | Image-forming device and method The present invention provides an image-forming device that can record an image onto a rewritable image recording medium. Prior to recording a predetermined image, the medium is set and a test image for measuring the density is recorded thereon. When the density is ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201953 | Method for the production of a multi-layer identity card of plastic An improvement applicable to a method for the production of a multi-layer identity card of plastic wherein the card comprises one or more card core layers bonded under the action of pressure and heat and printed on either side or on opposite sides with a covering la... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198842 | Self-adhesive data carrier The invention relates to a self-adhesive or heat-sealable security information medium designed to be applied to a page of a security document and to receive printing and/or writing, comprising an adhesive layer and at least one covering layer that covers the adhesiv... | 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 |
| 7175206 | Anti-counterfeiting marker for affixing variable entries on a support to be marked, method and resulting mark The invention concerns an anti-counterfeiting marker for providing variable entries (19) and for fixing them on a support (18) to be marked comprising: a sheet-like core (1) having at least a first colored effect (21), visible when illumi... | 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 |
| 7166345 | Destructible privacy label A destructible privacy label includes a sheet-like member having an upper surface and an adhesive lower surface. The upper surface is adapted for printing indicia thereon. The sheet-like member includes two segments conjoined about a separation line which defines ad... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161720 | Embedded information carrier for optical data In a system for authenticating information, a holographic element, including a first layer of optical information in a first coded pattern and a second layer of optical information in a second coded pattern is inserted into a reader. The reader includes an opening i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153557 | Security document with marker The present invention relates to a self-adhesive or thermally bondable security document that can be affixed to an article, characterized in that it comprises at least one medium capable of receiving print on the front side, said medium having, on its reverse side, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7083834 | Method of preparing an anisotropic polymer film on a substrate with a structured surface An anisotropic polymer film with improved alignments prepared by coating onto a substrate with a structured surface. The polymer films thereby obtained are useful in optical and electrooptical devices for decorative and security applications. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7074478 | Optical encoding A substrate, such as a document of value, carries a design feature (F), which includes an array of repeating patterns with the patterns exhibiting discrete differences in one or more visual characteristics, for example, shape, color or optical responses, according t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060353 | Adhesive security tape for detecting unauthorized broaching of a package An adhesive tape having a backing of oriented thermoplastic film, to whose lower face the following layers are applied: a) a partial primer layer which is anchored to the thermoplastic film, b) a first release laye... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041364 | Security paper The invention relates to security paper (1) including at least one zone (2; 3) that reacts with nonpolar solvents. The paper also includes a barrier (4) that is impermeable to nonpolar solvents between a first outside face (10) of the sec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041362 | Methods for identification and verification An identifiable code pattern, a method of providing a carrier material with an identifiable code pattern, and a method for detecting an identifiable code pattern are based on applying water-soluble nanocrystals to carrier materials in a spatially arranged format tha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7029733 | Printed matter producing reflective intaglio effect A printed document or other device comprising a polymer substrate having a surface to which printed matter is applied, a reflective or brightly colored layer applied directly to said surface by means of a printing process, and a printed image applied to the reflecti... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029738 | System for discouraging the removal of identification labels adhered to a surface A card label having a system for discouraging its non-authorized removal and reuse, which initiate an incontrollable combustion process that completely damage the card label and its information and included circuitry when it is attempted to remove the card label fro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026047 | Security film system with reactive adhesives Proposed is a security film system for documents or in general data carriers having a transfer layer and an adhesive or gluing layer portion which has at least one micro-encapsulated reactive adhesive component, wherein the adhesive or gluing layer portion remains a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7006292 | Multi-cavity optical filter The invention provides a multi-cavity filter, and in particular, a multi-cavity bandpass filter having a predetermined centre wavelength. The filter includes a plurality of cavities, each cavity including two partially reflecting films separated by a layer of dielec... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998168 | Adhesive security tape An adhesive security tape (10) includes a base layer (11) and a first adhesive layer (16) is located on a top of the base layer. A first resin layer (17) is coated to an underside of the base layer and a message layer (12) is locat... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997482 | Control element for printed matters The control element has a first drawing printed on a first side of the article, comprising at least a first set of geometrical shapes. It includes a second drawing printed on a second side of said article, the second drawing being printed so as to face the first dra... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991260 | Anti-counterfeiting see-through security feature using line patterns Patterns are aligned on the front and back surfaces of a document to provide an anti-counterfeiting security device. The document is sufficiently transparent to allow see-through of the partial image on the back of the document to be superimposed on the partial imag... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6987590 | Patterned reflective optical structures An optical structure includes a light transmissive substrate having a surface relief pattern applied thereon, such as a hologram. A patterned layer of a reflective material is applied over portions of the surface relief pattern so as to form alphanumeric characters,... | 01/17/2006 |
