A substrate for a banknote, an associated banknote, and an associated method for producing a substrate for a banknote, where the substrate has a composition thereof, where the substrate includes a chemically-recycled polymer material or a purification-recycled polymer material, and where at least 20% of the composition of the substrate includes the chemically-recycled polymer material or the purification-recycled polymer material.
A substrate for a banknote, an associated banknote, and an associated method for producing a substrate for a banknote, where the substrate has a composition thereof, where the substrate includes a chemically-recycled polymer material or a purification-recycled polymer material, and where at least 20% of the composition of the substrate includes the chemically-recycled polymer material or the purification-recycled polymer material.
B42D 25/48 - Controlling the manufacturing process
C10G 1/06 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by destructive hydrogenation
C10G 1/10 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal from rubber or rubber waste
C10G 69/12 - Treatment of hydrocarbon oils by at least one hydrotreatment process and at least one other conversion process plural serial stages only including at least one polymerisation or alkylation step
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
Polymer-based substrates in the form of sheets used for printing banknotes; polymer-based substrates in the form of sheets featuring security taggants for printing banknotes
4.
CODED POLYMER SUBSTRATES FOR BANKNOTE AUTHENTICATION
A system and associated method, the system including an item including a substrate including a polymer material and a first diffraction feature configured to diffract incident radiation into the substrate at an angle greater than the critical angle and launch the incident radiation into a waveguide transmission mode within the substrate to transmit the incident radiation laterally within the substrate, and a computing device including a radiation source configured to irradiate the item at a location of the first diffraction feature directly or indirectly on or within the substrate such that radiation is transmitted laterally within the substrate and a camera configured to measure emitted radiation from the substrate after lateral transmission of the incident radiation, where, in connection with irradiating with the radiation source and measuring the emitted radiation with the camera, the computing device is disposed in contact with the substrate.
G07D 7/06 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using wave or particle radiation
A system and associated method, the system including an item including a porous polymer layer including a polymer material capable of absorbing a liquid, the polymer material having an index of refraction that is the same or substantially the same as an index of refraction of the liquid, and a substrate layer, where the porous polymer layer is disposed on the substrate layer, and a liquid source comprising the liquid, where the porous polymer layer appears transparent in response to absorption of the liquid from the liquid source by the porous polymer layer.
A multi-layered structure and an associated method of disinfection, the multi-layered structure including a support layer and at least one porous polymer layer or coating including at least one porous polymer, said at least one porous polymer layer or coating disposed on the support layer, where the at least one porous polymer layer or coating has pores or channels sized to permit water to enter the pores or channels and sized to prevent one or more viruses or bacteria from entering the pores or channels.
B32B 3/26 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
A secure instrument and associated systems and methods of authentication, the secure instrument including a polymer substrate having a first surface and a second surface; an inner layer disposed on or over the first surface of the polymer substrate, the inner layer being a conductive, absorbing, or upconverting layer and including one or more gaps therein; and an opacity layer disposed on or over the inner layer disposed on or over the first surface of the polymer substrate.
B42D 25/351 - Translucent or partly translucent parts, e.g. windows
G07D 7/00 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
G07D 7/004 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip
A secure instrument and associated systems and methods of authentication, the secure instrument including a polymer substrate having a first surface and a second surface; an inner layer disposed on or over the first surface of the polymer substrate, the inner layer being a conductive, absorbing, or upconverting layer and including one or more gaps therein; and an opacity layer disposed on or over the inner layer disposed on or over the first surface of the polymer substrate.
A system and associated method, the system including an item including a substrate including a polymer material and a first diffraction feature configured to diffract incident radiation into the substrate at an angle greater than the critical angle and launch the incident radiation into a waveguide transmission mode within the substrate to transmit the incident radiation laterally within the substrate, and a computing device including a radiation source configured to irradiate the item at a location of the first diffraction feature directly or indirectly on or within the substrate such that radiation is transmitted laterally within the substrate and a camera configured to measure emitted radiation from the substrate after lateral transmission of the incident radiation, where, in connection with irradiating with the radiation source and measuring the emitted radiation with the camera, the computing device is disposed in contact with the substrate.
A secure instrument including at least one porous polymer substrate including at least one porous polymer, or a substrate and at least one porous polymer layer or coating including at least one porous polymer, said at least one porous polymer layer or coating disposed on the substrate, where the at least one porous polymer substrate, layer, or coating has pores or channels sized to permit water to enter the pores or channels, and sized to prevent one or more viruses or bacteria from entering the pores or channels.
B01D 69/02 - Semi-permeable membranes for separation processes or apparatus characterised by their form, structure or propertiesManufacturing processes specially adapted therefor characterised by their properties
11.
HEAT TREATMENT OF BANKNOTES IN AN OXYGEN-FREE ENVIRONMENT
A method and associated apparatus for disinfecting at least one banknote, each banknote including a substrate, visual data, and a security feature, including disposing the at least one banknote in an oxygen-free environment, and exposing the at least one banknote to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to disinfect the at least one banknote and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, where to disinfect the at least one banknote includes to significantly deactivate, kill, or eliminate one or more pathogens from the at least one banknote.
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systemsCoded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
12.
Heat treatment of banknotes in an oxygen-free environment
A method and associated apparatus for disinfecting at least one banknote, each banknote including a substrate, visual data, and a security feature, including disposing the at least one banknote in an oxygen-free environment, and exposing the at least one banknote to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to disinfect the at least one banknote and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, where to disinfect the at least one banknote includes to significantly deactivate, kill, or eliminate one or more pathogens from the at least one banknote.
A method and associated system for authentication, including irradiating an item including a polymer security thread including a polymer material and a doping material within the polymer material and configured to produce a radiation spectrum in response to the irradiating, the doping material capable of absorbing, scattering, or emitting radiation, and detecting the produced radiation spectrum to confirm the presence of the polymer security thread.
G07D 7/00 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
G07D 7/202 - Testing patterns thereon using pattern matching
G07D 7/004 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip
G01N 21/33 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using ultraviolet light
G01N 21/3581 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light using far infrared lightInvestigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light using Terahertz radiation
G07D 7/121 - Apparatus characterised by sensor details
C07D 277/66 - Benzothiazoles with only hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals attached in position 2 with aromatic rings or ring systems directly attached in position 2
A method and associated system for authentication, including irradiating an item including a polymer security thread including a polymer material and a doping material within the polymer material and configured to produce a radiation spectrum in response to the irradiating, the doping material capable of absorbing, scattering, or emitting radiation, and detecting the produced radiation spectrum to confirm the presence of the polymer security thread.
G07D 7/004 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip
G01N 21/33 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using ultraviolet light
G01N 21/3581 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light using far infrared lightInvestigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light using Terahertz radiation
A chelate and associated security feature including a lanthanide metal and a ligand of formula (1), formula (2), or formula (3),
3, alkyl, aryl, phenyl, OPh, and heteroaromatic.
A method and system for authenticating an item includes providing the item including a polymer substrate comprising a polymer material and a doping material, the polymer material and the doping material configured to transmit radiation laterally through the polymer substrate, and the doping material capable of scattering radiation and absorbing radiation of at least one specific wavelength to generate a spectral signature in a spectral band of wavelengths of the transmitted radiation, irradiating the item with incident radiation characterized by a spectral band of wavelengths spanning a band of wavelengths including the at least one specific wavelength absorbed and scattered by the doping material, detecting the spectral signature after the radiation is transmitted laterally through the polymer substrate, and determining a code associated with the spectral signature.
B42D 25/36 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
A method and associated apparatus for disinfecting at least one banknote, each banknote including a substrate, visual data, and a security feature, including disposing the at least one banknote in an oxygen-free environment, and exposing the at least one banknote to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to disinfect the at least one banknote and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, where to disinfect the at least one banknote includes to significantly deactivate, kill, or eliminate one or more pathogens from the at least one banknote.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Magnetically encoded tax stamps in the nature of labels carrying magnetically recorded or encoded information; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for reading or decoding magnetically, chemically or spectrally encoded information Printed matter in the nature of tax stamp labels featuring chemically-based or spectral microparticle-based authentication marks
22.
Coded polymer substrates for banknote authentication
A method and system for authenticating an item includes providing the item including a polymer substrate comprising a polymer material and a doping material, the polymer material and the doping material configured to transmit radiation laterally through the polymer substrate, and the doping material capable of scattering radiation and absorbing radiation of at least one specific wavelength to generate a spectral signature in a spectral band of wavelengths of the transmitted radiation, irradiating the item with incident radiation characterized by a spectral band of wavelengths spanning a band of wavelengths including the at least one specific wavelength absorbed and scattered by the doping material, detecting the spectral signature after the radiation is transmitted laterally through the polymer substrate, and determining a code associated with the spectral signature.
A system and method for authenticating an item, including a photo luminescent material disposed on or in a substrate and capable of absorbing an incident radiation from a radiation source and emitting an emitted radiation having a spectral signature with a decay time after removal of the radiation source, and a photoauthentication device capable of being disposed in contact with the substrate and including the radiation source and a camera, where, in connection with providing the incident radiation and measuring the emitted radiation, the photoauthentication device is translated across the substrate while the photoauthentication device is disposed in contact with the substrate, and after translation across or over the substrate and the radiation source is not providing the incident radiation, the photoauthentication device is static with respect to the substrate and the camera is disposed over the photo luminescent material emitting the emitted radiation when the emitted radiation is measured.
G06K 7/12 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using a selected wavelength, e.g. to sense red marks and ignore blue marks
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
A system and method for authenticating an item, including a photoluminescent material disposed on or in a substrate and capable of absorbing an incident radiation from a radiation source and emitting an emitted radiation having a spectral signature with a decay time after removal of the radiation source, and a photoauthentication device capable of being disposed in contact with the substrate and including the radiation source and a camera, where, in connection with providing the incident radiation and measuring the emitted radiation, the photoauthentication device is translated across the substrate while the photoauthentication device is disposed in contact with the substrate, and after translation across or over the substrate and the radiation source is not providing the incident radiation, the photoauthentication device is static with respect to the substrate and the camera is disposed over the photoluminescent material emitting the emitted radiation when the emitted radiation is measured.
G06K 7/12 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using a selected wavelength, e.g. to sense red marks and ignore blue marks
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G07D 7/0043 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip using barcodes
25.
SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CLEANING OF BANKNOTES AND SECURE DOCUMENTS UTILIZING OZONE
A method and associated apparatus for cleaning a secure instrument including a substrate, visual data and a security feature, including exposing the secure instrument to ozone sufficient to clean the substrate and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, where to clean the substrate includes to remove one or more substances from the substrate into the ozone or to chemically alter the one or more substances in or on the substrate such that exposing the secure instrument to a supercritical fluid removes the one or more substances.
A61L 2/02 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using physical phenomena
An authentication system and associated method including a substrate including one or more doped inclusions disposed in or on the substrate at one or more portions of the substrate such that electromagnetic radiation absorption and reflectance varies between a portion of the substrate in which a doped inclusion is disposed and a portion of the substrate in which no doped inclusion is disposed, and a detector including an electromagnetic radiation source configured to irradiate the substrate with electromagnetic radiation at multiple wavelengths and an imaging system configured to acquire multiple images of the substrate subjected to irradiation.
An authentication system and associated method including a substrate including one or more doped inclusions disposed in or on the substrate at one or more portions of the substrate such that electromagnetic radiation absorption and reflectance varies between a portion of the substrate in which a doped inclusion is disposed and a portion of the substrate in which no doped inclusion is disposed, and a detector including an electromagnetic radiation source configured to irradiate the substrate with electromagnetic radiation at multiple wavelengths and an imaging system configured to acquire multiple images of the substrate subjected to irradiation.
A system and method for authenticating an item, including a photoluminescent material disposed on or in a substrate and capable of absorbing an incident radiation from a radiation source and emitting an emitted radiation having a spectral signature with a decay time after removal of the radiation source, and a photoauthentication device capable of being disposed in contact with the substrate and including the radiation source and a camera, where, in connection with providing the incident radiation and measuring the emitted radiation, the photoauthentication device is translated across the substrate while the photoauthentication device is disposed in contact with the substrate, and after translation across or over the substrate and the radiation source is not providing the incident radiation, the photoauthentication device is static with respect to the substrate and the camera is disposed over the photoluminescent material emitting the emitted radiation when the emitted radiation is measured.
G06K 7/12 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using a selected wavelength, e.g. to sense red marks and ignore blue marks
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
G07D 7/00 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G07D 7/0043 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip using barcodes
29.
CODED POLYMER SUBSTRATES FOR BANKNOTE AUTHENTICATION
A method and system for authenticating an item includes irradiating the item, the item including a polymer substrate including a polymer material and a doping material and configured to emit a radiation spectrum having a spectral signature in response to the irradiating, the doping material capable of absorbing or scattering radiation at a specific wavelength to generate the spectral signature, detecting the spectral signature, and determining a code associated with the spectral signature.
G06K 19/02 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
30.
Coded polymer substrates for banknote authentication
A method and system for authenticating an item includes irradiating the item, the item including a polymer substrate including a polymer material and a doping material and configured to emit a radiation spectrum having a spectral signature in response to the irradiating, the doping material capable of absorbing or scattering radiation at a specific wavelength to generate the spectral signature, detecting the spectral signature, and determining a code associated with the spectral signature.
B42D 25/36 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
G07D 7/202 - Testing patterns thereon using pattern matching
A method for determining a radius of elements suspended in a medium includes binding the elements to nanoparticles to form bound element-nanoparticle aggregates, superposing first and second Doppler-shifted optical waves having a variable frequency shift between them in the medium such that there is a gain in energy of the first optical wave with respect to the second optical wave, varying the frequency shift and measuring the gain while varying the frequency shift to determine the value of the frequency shift at which there is a peak in the gain, determining the radius of the bound element-nanoparticle aggregates based on the value of the frequency shift at which there is a peak in the gain, and determining the radius of the elements based on the radius of the bound element-nanoparticle aggregates.
A method and a system are disclosed for processing a banknote. The method includes providing a banknote having at least one photonically active security feature, the banknote being moved along a conveyance path; illuminating the at least one security feature with light from a stimulus source; identifying a location of the at least one security feature by detecting an emission from the security feature; directing an excitation source at the identified location; illuminating the at least security feature with light from the excitation source; and detecting a further emission from the photonically active security feature in response to the light from the excitation source. Further the process includes the step of analyzing the shape and size of each object within an image during the search phase to determine if the object has the expected physical attributes of the real feature.
B65G 47/48 - Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers
B07C 5/342 - Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
G01B 11/02 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness
G06K 9/58 - Image preprocessing, i.e. processing the image information without deciding about the identity of the image using optical means
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G07D 7/06 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using wave or particle radiation
A method and a system are disclosed for processing a banknote. The method includes providing a banknote having at least one photonically active security feature, the banknote being moved along a conveyance path; illuminating the at least one security feature with light from a stimulus source; identifying a location of the at least one security feature by detecting an emission from the security feature; directing an excitation source at the identified location; illuminating the at least security feature with light from the excitation source; and detecting a further emission from the photonically active security feature in response to the light from the excitation source. Further the process includes the step of analyzing the shape and size of each object within an image during the search phase to determine if the object has the expected physical attributes of the real feature.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
G07D 7/121 - Apparatus characterised by sensor details
A detection method and system includes applying a gas to an article, the article including a gasochromic material capable of emitting a radiation emission spectrum in the presence of the gas, the article further including a first absorptive material capable of absorbing radiation in a first narrow bandwidth within the emission spectrum to produce a first narrow bandwidth absorption line in the emission spectrum, irradiating the article in the presence of the gas; and detecting the emission spectrum having the first narrow bandwidth absorption line.
B42D 25/30 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
B42D 25/36 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
G01N 21/62 - Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light
G01N 21/63 - Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light optically excited
G01N 21/75 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated
36.
Photoluminescent authentication devices, systems, and methods
A system and method for authenticating an item such as a banknote, including a photoluminescent material absorbing an incident radiation from a radiation source and emitting an emitted radiation having a spectral signature with a decay time after removal of the radiation source, and a sensor detecting the spectral signature in the emitted radiation during the decay time.
Disclosed are security articles and methods and systems for authenticating security articles using a plurality of stimuli. According to one embodiment, an illustrative secured article includes an embedded feature wherein differential activation of phosphorescent or fluorescent materials creates a machine readable response through the simultaneous presence of a source of electromagnetic radiation and a specific gas environment. A detector detects a differential spectral emission across the security feature that results from the change in gas environment. The spectral emission may be compared to an expected emissive signature to determine authenticity of the security article.
A method and apparatus for evaluating the fitness of an object based on determination of a measure of permeability of the object, including positioning the object between a fluid source and a gasochromic material, dispensing a fluid from the fluid source towards the object such that at least a portion of the fluid flows through the object and contacts the gasochromic material, exciting the gasochromic material with an excitation source such that an emission of the gasochromic material is in response to the excitation source and the fluid, detecting the emission from the gasochromic material to determine the permeability of the object, and evaluating the fitness of the object based on the determination of the permeability of the object. The gasochromic material may also be included in the object.
A method and apparatus for determining a radius of particles suspended in a medium includes superposing first and second Doppler- shifted optical waves having a variable frequency shift between them in the medium such that there is a gain in energy of the first optical wave with respect to the second optical wave, varying the frequency shift and measuring the gain while varying the frequency shift to determine the value of the frequency shift at which there is a peak in the gain, and determining the radius of the particles based on the value of the frequency shift at which there is a peak in the gain.
A system and method for authentication includes a photoluminescent label including a photoluminescent material having a decay time, the photoluminescent material being configured to absorb an incident radiation from a radiation source and to emit an emitted radiation having a spectral signature after removal of the radiation source, and a sensor configured to measure the spectral signature in the emitted radiation during the decay time.
G01N 21/78 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated by observing the effect on a chemical indicator producing a change of colour
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
41.
Device and method for gasochromic porosity sensing
A method and apparatus for testing the porosity of an object, such as a secure instrument having a substrate, visual data, and a security feature, is disclosed. The method and apparatus include a fluid source, a gasochromic material, an excitation source configured to excite the gasochromic material, and a detection device configured to sense changes in emissions from the gasochromic material after it is contacted with the fluid and excited by the excitation source. The object is configured to fit within a space between the fluid source and the gasochromic material such that when the fluid is emitted from the fluid source, at least a portion of the fluid is configured to flow through the object before contacting the gasochromic material.
B42D 25/36 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
G07D 7/14 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using chemical means
A method for enhancing the structural strength of a porous substrate having pores therein is disclosed. The method includes soaking the porous substrate in a solution having a first solvent and at least one polymer dissolved in the first solvent at a specific temperature and pressure, such that the solution is deposited within pores of the porous substrate, soaking the porous substrate in a second solvent, such that the first solvent diffuses into the second solvent, and such that the at least one polymer remains within the pores of the porous substrate, and flushing out the second solvent from the porous substrate.
A method for enhancing the structural strength of a porous substrate having pores therein is disclosed. The method includes soaking the porous substrate in a solution having a first solvent and at least one polymer dissolved in the first solvent at a specific temperature and pressure, such that the solution is deposited within pores of the porous substrate, soaking the porous substrate in a second solvent, such that the first solvent diffuses into the second solvent, and such that the at least one polymer remains within the pores of the porous substrate, and flushing out the second solvent from the porous substrate.
Systems and methods for authenticating a product using a magnetic code are disclosed. The systems and methods include detection of a magnetic code on the product using a device comprising a magnetometer, correlating the detected magnetic code to a symbolic code, determining whether the symbolic code matches a symbolic code stored in a database, and receiving, by the device, a signal indicating that the product is authentic if the symbolic code matches a symbolic code stored in the database.
G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions
G06K 7/08 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by means detecting the change of an electrostatic or magnetic field, e.g. by detecting change of capacitance between electrodes
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
45.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING MAGNETIZATION TO AUTHENTICATE PRODUCTS
Systems and methods for authenticating a product using a magnetic code are disclosed. The systems and methods include detection of a magnetic code on the product using a device comprising a magnetometer, correlating the detected magnetic code to a symbolic code, determining whether the symbolic code matches a symbolic code stored in a database, and receiving, by the device, a signal indicating that the product is authentic if the symbolic code matches a symbolic code stored in the database.
Disclosed are security articles and methods and systems for authenticating security articles using a plurality of stimuli. According to one embodiment, an illustrative secured article includes an embedded feature wherein differential activation of phosphorescent or fluorescent materials creates a machine readable response through the simultaneous presence of a source of electromagnetic radiation and a specific gas environment. A detector detects a differential spectral emission across the security feature that results from the change in gas environment. The spectral emission may be compared to an expected emissive signature to determine authenticity of the security article.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G01N 1/22 - Devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state
G01N 21/78 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated by observing the effect on a chemical indicator producing a change of colour
G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
47.
SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CLEANING OF BANKNOTES AND SECURE DOCUMENTS
A method and apparatus for cleaning a stack of secure instruments such as banknotes is disclosed. Each secure instrument or banknote includes a substrate, visual data and a security feature. The apparatus includes a chamber configured to contain a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to disinfect or decontaminate the banknotes and not compromise the security feature and the visual data of the banknotes, a structure for holding the stack of banknotes in the chamber so that the supercritical fluid circulates through and around the banknotes to remove one or more substances into the supercritical fluid, and a strapping machine configured to secure a securing mechanism to the stack of banknotes.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Labels carrying recorded or encoded information;
downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application
for reading or decoding recorded or encoded information. Business consulting services. Consulting services pertaining to the technology of
recording or encoding information for identification and
authentication, and reading or decoding recorded or encoded
information for identification and authentication;
consulting services in the field of product identification
and authentication; non-downloadable software for accessing
information about the identification and authentication of
products.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Labels carrying recorded or encoded information;
downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application
for reading or decoding recorded or encoded information. Business consulting services. Consulting services pertaining to the technology of
recording or encoding information for identification and
authentication, and reading or decoding recorded or encoded
information for identification and authentication;
consulting services in the field of product identification
and authentication; non-downloadable software for accessing
information about the identification and authentication of
products.
50.
TEMPERATURE ACTIVATED CHANGES TO LIGHT ABSORPTION AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS FOR SECURITY ARTICLES
Disclosed are security articles and methods and systems for authenticating security articles through the application if temperature related stimuli. Carefully synthesized nanostructures are formed to exhibit a large number of defect states within the bulk of the nanostructure. The large number of surface defects create a plurality of electron trap states below the conduction band of the composition and/or a plurality of hole states above the valance band such that excitations are induced by small changes in energy at or around kT. In this manner, a security article formed using the synthesized nanostructures produces measurable changes in spectral output based on small changes in temperature at or about room temperature. This allows the security article to be verified at high speeds with low power requirements for induced temperature change.
G01N 21/63 - Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light optically excited
Disclosed are security articles and methods and systems for authenticating security articles using a plurality of stimuli. According to one embodiment, an illustrative security feature includes an encoded feature wherein differential activation of phosphorescent or fluorescent materials creates a machine readable code through the simultaneous presence of a source of electromagnetic radiation and a specific gas environment. A detector detects a differential spectral emission across the security feature that results from the change in gas environment. The spectral emission may be compared to an expected emissive signature to determine authenticity of the security article.
A method and apparatus for cleaning a stack of secure instruments such as banknotes is disclosed. Each secure instrument or banknote includes a substrate, visual data and a security feature. The apparatus includes a chamber configured to contain a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to disinfect or decontaminate the banknotes and not compromise the security feature and the visual data of the banknotes, a structure for holding the stack of banknotes in the chamber so that the supercritical fluid circulates through and around the banknotes to remove one or more substances into the supercritical fluid, and a strapping machine configured to secure a securing mechanism to the stack of banknotes.
B08B 7/00 - Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
A61L 2/02 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using physical phenomena
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Labels carrying magnetically, chemically or spectrally recorded or encoded information; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for reading or decoding magnetically, chemically or spectrally recorded or encoded information, excluding telephony and communications software. Business consulting services, namely providing consulting on strategy for tracking customer and market information, and identifying and authenticating merchandise. Consulting services pertaining to the technology of recording or encoding information for identification and authentication, and reading or decoding recorded or encoded information for identification and authentication; consulting services in the field of product identification and authentication.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Labels carrying magnetically, chemically or spectrally recorded or encoded information; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for reading or decoding magnetically, chemically or spectrally recorded or encoded information, excluding telephony and communications software. Business consulting services, namely providing consulting on strategy for tracking customer and market information, and identifying and authenticating merchandise, excluding telephony and communication services. Consulting services pertaining to the technology of recording or encoding information for identification and authentication, and reading or decoding recorded or encoded information for identification and authentication, excluding telephony and communication services; consulting services in the field of tracking customer and market information, and product identification and authentication, excluding telephony and communication services; non-downloadable software for accessing information about the identification and authentication of products and for tracking customer and market information, excluding telephony and communications software.
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Supercritical fluid cleaning of banknotes and secure documents
A method and system for cleaning a secure instrument, such as a banknote, including a substrate, visual data and a security feature, including exposing the secure instrument to a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to clean the substrate and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, wherein to clean the substrate includes to remove one or more substances from the substrate into the supercritical fluid. The substances removed from the substrate may include contaminants, dirt, sebum and pathogens.
A method and apparatus for testing the porosity of an object, such as a secure instrument having a substrate, visual data, and a security feature, is disclosed. The method and apparatus include a fluid source, a gasochromic material, an excitation source configured to excite the gasochromic material, and a detection device configured to sense changes in emissions from the gasochromic material after it is contacted with the fluid and excited by the excitation source. The object is configured to fit within a space between the fluid source and the gasochromic material such that when the fluid is emitted from the fluid source, at least a portion of the fluid is configured to flow through the object before contacting the gasochromic material.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Labels carrying magnetically, chemically or spectrally recorded or encoded information; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for reading or decoding magnetically, chemically or spectrally recorded or encoded information, excluding telephony and communications software Business consulting services, namely, providing consulting on strategy for tracking customer and market information, and identifying and authenticating merchandise, excluding telephony and communication services Consulting services pertaining to the technology of recording or encoding information for identification and authentication, and reading or decoding recorded or encoded information for identification and authentication, excluding telephony and communication services; consulting services in the field of tracking customer and market information, and product identification and authentication, excluding telephony and communication services; non-downloadable software for accessing information about the identification and authentication of products and for tracking customer and market information, excluding telephony and communications software
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Supercritical fluid cleaning of banknotes and secure documents
A method and apparatus for cleaning a stack of secure instruments is disclosed. Each secure instrument includes a substrate, visual data and a security feature. The method and apparatus include exposing the stack to a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to clean each secure instrument and not compromise each security feature and each visual data, and maintaining a securing mechanism on the stack during exposure of the stack to the supercritical fluid such that cleaning each secure instrument includes one or more substances from each secure instrument into the supercritical fluid.
Systems and methods for document and product authentication are provided using a combination of interacting absorption and emission materials that are formed into covert optically encoded markings. The markings are formed from at least one emitter and at least one absorber, that exhibit a first emission in response to a first excitation of the emitter and a change in that emission in response to excitation of the absorber such that various combinations of emitter and absorber materials create a machine readable response that cannot be detected by the human eye.
Systems and methods for document and product authentication are provided using a combination of interacting absorption and emission materials that are formed into covert optically encoded markings. The markings are formed from at least one emitter and at least one absorber, that exhibit a first emission in response to a first excitation of the emitter and a change in that emission in response to excitation of the absorber such that various combinations of emitter and absorber materials create a machine readable response that cannot be detected by the human eye.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
Disclosed are security articles and methods and systems for authenticating security articles using a plurality of stimuli. According to one embodiment, an illustrative security feature includes an encoded feature wherein differential activation of phosphorescent or fluorescent materials creates a machine readable code through the simultaneous presence of a source of electromagnetic radiation and a specific gas environment. A detector detects a differential spectral emission across the security feature that results from the change in gas environment. The spectral emission may be compared to an expected emissive signature to determine authenticity of the security article.
G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
G01N 21/78 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated by observing the effect on a chemical indicator producing a change of colour
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
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SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CLEANING OF BANKNOTES AND SECURE DOCUMENTS
A method and system for cleaning a secure instrument, such as a banknote, including a substrate, visual data and a security feature, including exposing the secure instrument to a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to clean the substrate and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, wherein to clean the substrate includes to remove one or more substances from the substrate into the supercritical fluid. The substances removed from the substrate may include contaminants, dirt, sebum and pathogens.
A method and system for cleaning a secure instrument, such as a banknote, including a substrate, visual data and a security feature, including exposing the secure instrument to a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to clean the substrate and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, wherein to clean the substrate includes to remove one or more substances from the substrate into the supercritical fluid. The substances removed from the substrate may include contaminants, dirt, sebum and pathogens.
Self-cleaning banknotes are provided using coatings, inks and additives which are photo-active and catalytic to reactions which are effective in breaking up organic contaminants or dirt to allow for the self-cleaning of banknotes by ambient light exposure as well as the cleaning of processed banknotes using equipment with more intense optical excitation, thus increasing their usable life.
A system and method for authentication of secure products is disclosed. The security feature contains a first component in the form of an emitter capable of emitting light in response to external pump light. The security feature also contains a second component in the form of a taggant that absorbs light in a spectrally narrow range compared to the broader excitation spectrum of the first material. In this manner the emitter and taggant work in combination with one another to create an emission response significantly dependent on the illumination wavelengths and unique to the specific combination of the components. The emitter and taggant can be in the form of a mixture. Further the emitter and taggant may be applied in close proximity to one another, such as within two separate coating layers on a suitable substrate.
A system and method for authentication of secure products is disclosed. The security feature contains a first component in the form of an emitter capable of emitting light in response to external pump light. The security feature also contains a second component in the form of a taggant that absorbs light in a spectrally narrow range compared to the broader excitation spectrum of the first material. In this manner the emitter and taggant work in combination with one another to create an emission response significantly dependent on the illumination wavelengths and unique to the specific combination of the components. The emitter and taggant can be in the form of a mixture. Further the emitter and taggant may be applied in close proximity to one another, such as within two separate coating layers on a suitable substrate.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
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Authenticatable coatings for pharmaceutical tablets and ingestible materials
An authenticable and machine readable coating for pills, tablets and other ingestible materials is provided. The disclosure also relates to methods of authenticating the same. The coatings are formed from a lattice of particles stacked to cause selective diffraction such that each pill or tablet has an optical signature. The signature associated with each coating can be read and authenticated. In one embodiment, the particles are substantially spherical and self-organized. In one embodiment, generally recognized as safe (GRAS) materials are used to form the particles.
In part, the invention relates to a security feature for authenticating an object having an outer surface and an inner surface. The security feature includes a substrate having a length and a width and a two-dimensional code comprising a plurality of two dimensional regions, the plurality of two dimensional regions disposed in the substrate, the two-dimensional code is substantially invisible when inspected during exposure to visible light and readable during exposure to ultraviolet light.
G06K 7/12 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using a selected wavelength, e.g. to sense red marks and ignore blue marks
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
B42D 15/00 - Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATING AND TRACKING OBJECTS
In part, the invention relates to a security feature for authenticating an object having an outer surface and an inner surface. The security feature includes a substrate having a length and a width, and a two-dimensional code comprising a plurality of two dimensional regions, the plurality of two dimensional regions disposed in the substrate, the two-dimensional code is substantially invisible when inspected during exposure to visible light and readable during exposure to ultraviolet light.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
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AUTHENTICATABLE COATINGS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL TABLETS AND INGESTIBLE MATERIALS
An authenticable and machine readable coating for pills, tablets and other ingestible materials is provided. The disclosure also relates to methods of authenticating the same. The coatings are formed from a lattice of particles stacked to cause selective diffraction such that each pill or tablet has an optical signature. The signature associated with each coating can be read and authenticated. In one embodiment, the particles are substantially spherical and self-organized. In one embodiment, generally recognized as safe (GRAS) materials are used to form the particles.
In part, the invention relates to methods, systems, and devices that use thermal transients to diagnose wear or other damage in a document such as a banknote. In one embodiment, the invention performs various steps including applying a transient heating or cooling stimulus to the document, wherein the document includes a substrate and a plurality of elements thermally dissimilar to the substrate; detecting a differential thermal emission signature for the substrate and each thermally dissimilar element using a sensor; and determining a wear status of the document based on the detected differential thermal emission signatures.
Disclosed are security articles and methods and systems for authenticating security articles using a plurality of stimuli. According to one embodiment, an illustrative security feature includes activation of phosphorescent or fluorescent materials by the simultaneous presence of a source of electromagnetic radiation and a specific gas environment. A detector detects a spectral emission of the security feature that results from the change in gas environment. The spectral emission may be compared to an expected emissive signature to determine authenticity of the security article.
G08B 17/10 - Actuation by presence of smoke or gases
G01N 21/78 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated by observing the effect on a chemical indicator producing a change of colour
G01N 1/22 - Devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
G01N 21/17 - Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
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GAS ACTIVATED CHANGES TO LIGTH ABSORPTION AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS FOR SECURITY ARTICLES
Disclosed are security articles and methods and systems for authenticating security articles using a plurality of stimuli. According to one embodiment, an illustrative security feature includes activation of phosphorescent or fluorescent materials by the simultaneous presence of a source of electromagnetic radiation and a specific gas environment. A detector detects a spectral emission of the security feature that results from the change in gas environment. The spectral emission may be compared to an expected emissive signature to determine authenticity of the security article.
Articles and methods for manufacturing security articles include ultraviolet absorptive materials disposed above and below an emissive security taggant that prevent excitation of the taggant itself at certain shorter ultraviolet wavelengths, rendering the article secure from detection by normal or conventional means.
Systems and methods for document and product authentication using a variety of absorption and emission signatures are disclosed. Emission signatures in the form of florescent or phosphorescent coatings, inks and substrates are used for authentication and protection of items such as documents, currency, and secondary packaging for tobacco, luxury goods and pharmaceuticals. Spectrally overlapping absorption and emission materials are combined to provide a unique spectral fingerprint detectable by a scanner.
Systems and methods for document and product authentication using a variety of absorption and emission signatures are disclosed. Emission signatures in the form of florescent or phosphorescent coatings, inks and substrates are used for authentication and protection of items such as documents, currency, and secondary packaging for tobacco, luxury goods and pharmaceuticals. Spectrally overlapping absorption and emission materials are combined to provide a unique spectral fingerprint detectable by a scanner.
A magnetically addressable bistable film includes a polymeric substrate impregnated with polymeric microcapsules that contain liquid-suspended magnetically orientable or magnetophoretic material. The material is subject to reorientation either in the plane or perpendicular to the plane of the film, as well to forces of attraction, due to an external magnetic field. The two states provide sufficient difference in light reflectivity to create visible contrast by addressing the film locally, either on a pixel-by-pixel basis or by spatially patterning the driving magnetic field itself. The congregation of magnetophoretic materials in one portion of the microcapsule may also provide sufficient difference in light reflectivity to create visible contrast.
Systems and methods for using microscopic capsules containing orientable materials for document security and processing applications are presented. A security application comprising a medium having a substrate and a plurality of microcapsules is disclosed. The microcapsules contain magnetically orientable material and a liquid. The magnetically orientable material is oriented in a first alignment. Application of a magnetic field to the medium orients the magnetically orientable material to a second alignment, thereby altering the opacity of the medium. Magnetic material may also be dragged into a concentrated arrangement by a magnetic field, thereby altering the opacity of the medium.
Systems and methods of providing a covert security marking for items such as documents, packaging, credit cards, and other valuable goods to combat the steady increase in forgery, counterfeiting, and other fraudulent activities is presented. A spectrally narrow, near infrared ink system serves as the basis of a covert security feature for items of value. Alternatively, or in combination, metal oxides having a substantially narrow absorption band and a maximum absorption wavelength of electromagnetic radiation in the near infrared range are also utilized.
