A security substrate having ink printed thereon is disclosed, wherein the security substrate comprises: a print region and a waste region, wherein the print region has print areas which contain a higher volume of ink per unit area measured in gram per square meter (gsm) than waste areas in the waste region.
A security feature for a security document, the security feature comprising one or more photoluminescent ink layers, each including a composition capable of emitting visible light when irradiated with a specified electromagnetic wavelength range, wherein the one or more photoluminescent ink layers are at least partially printed in a window region of the security document.
A printed security feature for a security document including a substrate, the security feature comprising: a first functional effect ink printed on a first surface of the substrate, and a second functional effect ink printed on the first and/or a second surface of the substrate, at least partially overlapping the first functional effect ink, wherein the first and the second functional effect inks in combination create an imagery feature which resembles an appearance of a security thread.
An optical effect device (300) comprising: a substrate (302) having a first surface (304) and a second surface (306); a plurality of structures (308) arranged on the first surface (304), each structure (308) having a first facet (310) and a second facet (314), the first facet (310) of each structure (308) being substantially parallel to the first surface (304) of the substrate (302), the second facet (314) of each structure (308) defining a slope with respect to the first surface (304), and the first facets (310) of the plurality of structures (308) forming a first facet set. The first facet set defines a first optical effect when the optical effect device (300) is viewed from a first viewing angle range
A printed security feature for a security document including a substrate, the security feature comprising: a first functional effect ink printed on a first surface of the substrate, and a second functional effect ink printed on the first and/or a second surface of the substrate, at least partially overlapping the first functional effect ink, wherein the first and the second functional effect inks in combination create an imagery feature which resembles an appearance of a security thread.
The present invention relates to a micro-optic device for use in a micro-optic image presentation system. Specifically, the micro-optic device is formed as a single layer unitary structure arranged to generate various complex imagery effects.
G02B 30/27 - Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images by providing first and second parallax images to an observer’s left and right eyes of the autostereoscopic type involving lenticular arrays
The present disclosure relates to an optically variable device, preferably for use in a security document such as a banknote. The optically variable device comprises a substrate having a first side with an array of focusing elements, and a second side opposite to the first side, the second side having a plurality of image elements. The image elements comprise a first group of sub-elements that are magnified by the focusing elements at a first range of viewing angles, and a second group of sub-elements that are magnified by focusing elements at a second range of viewing angles. The image elements comprise a plurality of recessed regions that are recessed on the second side and a corresponding plurality of non-recessed regions. At least a first portion of the recessed regions and/or non-recessed regions comprise diffraction gratings. A segregated ink is present in the recessed regions but not in the non-recessed regions.
The present disclosure relates to a micro-optic device for producing a magnified image, including: a first unitary structure on one side of a substrate, the first unitary structure including a first group of focusing elements and a first group of imagery elements, wherein one of the first group of focusing elements and the first group of imagery elements is recessed with respect to the other, wherein the device further includes at least a first coating of ink overprinted on the first unitary structure, to at least partially fill the recessed group of elements, and wherein a property of the ink provides a visual contrast in the magnified image.
A security device is disclosed including a substrate and one or more focusing elements or lens structures located on one side of the substrate. The security device includes a plurality of image elements associated with each focusing element wherein the image elements include at least first and second groups of image elements. Each image element may be composed of pixels located in an object plane to be viewable through the associated focusing element. Each image element comprises a diffractive grating element or sub-wavelength grating element which when illuminated by a light source generates a diffraction image observable at a range of viewing angles around the device. Image elements of the first group are visible in a first range of viewing angles and image elements of the second group are visible in a second range of viewing angles. The security device is particularly suitable for use on security documents, such as banknotes. A method of forming a security device is also disclosed.
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
B42D 25/425 - Marking by deformation, e.g. embossing
B42D 25/21 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security featuresManufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for multiple purposes
B42D 25/351 - Translucent or partly translucent parts, e.g. windows
A banknote having a substrate with polymeric outer surfaces, including one or more coatings applied to at least one of the outer surfaces, at least one coating being a paper feel layer which provides a feel, substantially similar to that of a paper banknote, wherein the paper-feel layer includes tactile particles, to provide the paper-feel, and the tactile particles are conductive and/or the paper-feel layer includes conductive particles, or at least one of the or each coating includes conductive particles, to improve antistatic properties of the banknote.
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
A banknote comprising a substrate and a plurality of print layers printed by the same print process type printed onto the substrate, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. Also, a method of producing a plurality of banknotes including: providing a substrate, in the form of a web, to a print press including a plurality of print units of the same print process type, wherein the web will pass through each of the plurality of print units, and at least part of the web is printed in a print run; printing a print layer on to the substrate at each of the plurality of print units, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer.
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
A security document, including: a polymer substrate; at least one print layer disposed on one or both sides of the polymer substrate; and a security feature including an image area embodied within the polymer substrate and at least partially covered by the at least one print layer, wherein the security feature is an optical security feature formed in the image area.
An optical effect device (300) comprising: a substrate (302) having a first surface (304) and a second surface (306); a plurality of structures (308) arranged on the first surface (304), each structure (308) having a first facet (310) and a second facet (314), the first facet (310) of each structure (308) being substantially parallel to the first surface (304) of the substrate (302), the second facet (314) of each structure (308) defining a slope with respect to the first surface (304), and the first facets (310) of the plurality of structures (308) forming a first facet set. The first facet set defines a first optical effect when the optical effect device (300) is viewed from a first viewing angle range
B42D 25/30 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
B42D 25/00 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security featuresManufacture thereof
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
G03H 1/00 - Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from themDetails peculiar thereto
G06K 19/08 - 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 using markings of different kinds in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means
15.
MICRO-OPTIC DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A MAGNIFIED IMAGE
The present disclosure relates to a micro-optic device for producing a magnified image, including: a first unitary structure on one side of a substrate, the first unitary structure including a first group of focusing elements and a first group of imagery elements, wherein one of the first group of focusing elements and the first group of imagery elements is recessed with respect to the other, wherein the device further includes at least a first coating of ink overprinted on the first unitary structure, to at least partially fill the recessed group of elements, and wherein a property of the ink provides a visual contrast in the magnified image.
The present invention relates to a micro-optic device for use in a micro-optic image presentation system. Specifically, the micro-optic device is formed as a single layer unitary structure arranged to generate various complex imagery effects.
G02B 30/40 - Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images giving the observer of a single two-dimensional [2D] image a perception of depth
17.
Micro-optic device with integrated focusing element and image element structure
A micro-optic device, including: a substrate; a plurality of image elements; and a plurality of focusing elements, each focusing element focuses light towards, or causes light to be diverged from or constructively interfere at a real or imaginary focal point, the focusing elements causing the image elements to be sampled so as to project imagery which is observable to a user from at least a first viewing angle, wherein a first focusing structure including at least a first group of the focusing elements and a first imagery structure including at least a first group of the image elements are integrated into a first unitary structure on a first side of the substrate.
A micro-optic device, including: a transparent substrate; first lens elements on a first side of the substrate that reveal first image elements on a second side of the substrate; and second lens elements on the second side of the substrate that reveal second image elements on the first side of the substrate.
G02B 30/27 - Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images by providing first and second parallax images to an observer’s left and right eyes of the autostereoscopic type involving lenticular arrays
A security element formed on a substrate having a printing side and a viewing side is provided, the security element including: a first image portion provided on the printing side of the substrate, the first image portion including one or more micro-image elements; a second image portion provided on the printing side and/or the viewing side of the substrate; and a plurality of focussing elements disposed on or in the viewing side of the substrate for observing the one or more micro-image elements; wherein the first image portion and the second image portion are integrated into at least one distinguishable security element when observed from the viewing side of the substrate.
Apparatus for manufacturing a two-sided product with an integrated device on a web of material, including: a first rotary micro scale structure formation unit for having a first structure for forming a first microscale structure on one side of a portion of web; a second rotary microscale structure formation unit having a second structure for forming a second micro scale structure on second side of the portion of the web; the first and second micro scale structures and the portion of the web between the first and second microscale structures together forming the integrated device; and a web feed system for feeding the web of material between the first and second rotary microscale structure formation units.
B29C 59/04 - Surface shaping, e.g. embossingApparatus therefor by mechanical means, e.g. pressing using rollers or endless belts
B29C 59/02 - Surface shaping, e.g. embossingApparatus therefor by mechanical means, e.g. pressing
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
B41F 13/02 - Conveying or guiding webs through presses or machines
B41F 19/02 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations with embossing
A method of producing banknotes on a substrate in-line on a web-based process is disclosed, including providing a tactile layer. In addition, a banknote produced by the above method, a banknote having a single-ink system, a coating for banknote and a tactile security feature are disclosed.
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
Embodiments relate to producing micro-image elements on a substrate for a security document, the method comprising: producing a plurality of microstructure units comprising three-dimensionally structured formations in a clear or pale relief layer on the substrate; and applying a coloured ink fluid to the relief layer, wherein the coloured ink fluid accumulates preferentially in regions of high surface curvature on each microstructure unit to provide contrasting areas of different ink density.
The invention provides a security feature on a substrate for a security document, the security feature comprising one or more print layers on the substrate, wherein at least a first print layer comprises: an infrared-absorbent composition comprising particles of doped or Magnéli phase tungsten oxide; and a fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent pigment or dye capable of emitting visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet radiation.
The invention provides a security document having a transparent window, the security document comprising: a transparent polymeric substrate; an infrared-absorbent composition coated on or incorporated within the substrate at the window, the infrared-absorbent composition comprising particles of doped or Magnéli phase tungsten oxide.
The invention relates to a polymeric-based document (100) and a method of manufacturing the document (100). The document (100) has a substrate (120) and one or more tear-arresting gaps (140) in the substrate (120). The tear-arresting gap (140) mitigates a propagation of a tear in the substrate (120) through the tear arresting gap (140).
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
27.
INSPECTION OF MICRO OPTICAL EFFECT IMAGES IN THIN SUBSTRATES
A system for detecting defects in printed imagery used for generating optically variable images, the system comprising: a print feed path for media substrate to be printed with the imagery; a print station for printing the imagery and a test pattern on the media substrate, the test pattern having image elements spaced apart by gaps; and an image sensor for capturing images of the test pattern; such that, brightness levels acquired from the test pattern by the image sensor are used to derive a contrast measurement for comparison to a reference contrast level.
A security element formed on a substrate having a printing side and a viewing side is provided, the security element including: a first image portion provided on the printing side of the substrate, the first image portion including one or more micro-image elements; a second image portion provided on the printing side and/or the viewing side of the substrate; and a plurality of focussing elements disposed on or in the viewing side of the substrate for observing the one or more micro-image elements; wherein the first image portion and the second image portion are integrated into at least one distinguishable security element when observed from the viewing side of the substrate.
A method is provided for generating one or more optically variable devices, said optically variable device including a lens array provided on one surface of a substrate and an array of image elements provided on an opposing surface of the substrate, the method including the following steps: providing an original interlaced image formed by interlacing a plurality of images, said interlaced image including an array of image pixels and blank pixels, selectively blanking one or more image pixels to create a continuum of blank pixels, thereby forming a modified interlaced image, wherein an extent of the continuum of blank pixels is determined based on a resolution limit of a printing technique used to apply the image elements on the substrate based on the modified interlaced image.
The invention is directed to a method of producing a micro-structure for an optically variable device. The micro-structure has a plurality of micro-structure pixels. The method comprises determining the tonal range of an image, the image having a plurality of image pixels; assigning a tonal value for one or more image pixels based on the tonal range; determining a height value of each micro-structure pixel based on the tonal value of a corresponding image pixel or corresponding group of image pixels; and forming each micro-structure pixel at the determined height value to create the micro-structure.
The invention provides a process for producing a security film, the process comprising: providing a polymeric film substrate having a coating comprising a first heat-activated adhesive; providing a foil; and pressing the foil onto the polymeric film substrate with a heated surface so as to heat-activate at least a portion of the first heat-activated adhesive, thereby adhering the foil to the polymeric film substrate.
Apparatus for manufacturing a two-sided product with an integrated device on a web of material, including: a first rotary microscale structure formation unit for having a first structure for forming a first microscale structure on one side of a portion of web; a second rotary microscale structure formation unit having a second structure for forming a second microscale structure on second side of the portion of the web; the first and second microscale structures and the portion of the web between the first and second microscale structures together forming the integrated device; and a web feed system for feeding the web of material between the first and second rotary microscale structure formation units.
A method of generating a virtual representation of a security document, the security document having one or more security features, including: using a camera to capture fiducial markings on or within a substrate for physically representing the security document; using a position sensing mechanism to detect the viewing position of a user; using a data processing device to compute the relative position and orientation of the substrate from the viewing position; using a data storage device to store data characterising the security document and the or each security features; using the data processing device to compute the virtual representation of the security document and the or each security feature as it would be seen by the user; and using an display mechanism to display the virtual representation of the security document as it would be seen by the user.
G06T 11/40 - Filling a planar surface by adding surface attributes, e.g. colour or texture
G06T 15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
G06K 9/28 - Image acquisition using discrete sensing elements at predetermined points
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
B42D 25/00 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security featuresManufacture thereof
A micro-optic device, including: a transparent substrate; first lens elements on a first side of the substrate that reveal first image elements on a second side of the substrate; and second lens elements on the second side of the substrate that reveal second image elements on the first side of the substrate.
G02B 30/27 - Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images by providing first and second parallax images to an observer’s left and right eyes of the autostereoscopic type involving lenticular arrays
An optically variable device for producing a three dimensional visual effect is provided. The optically variable device includes at least two layers, a first layer including a first pattern and a second layer including a second pattern, wherein the second layer is separated from the first layer by a distance and the second pattern includes at least one region that is a scaled version of a corresponding region of the first pattern.
The invention is related to a printing method for security documents such as banknotes, and a security document produced using the printing method. The method involves forming one or more transparent or translucent elements on a surface of a substrate so as to substantially reduce the physical load exerted on other visual elements carried by the substrate.
A micro-optic device, including: a substrate; a plurality of image elements; and a plurality of focusing elements, each focusing element focuses light towards, or causes light to be diverged from or constructively interfere at a real or imaginary focal point, the focusing elements causing the image elements to be sampled so as to project imagery which is observable to a user from at least a first viewing angle, wherein a first focusing structure including at least a first group of the focusing elements and a first imagery structure including at least a first group of the image elements are integrated into a first unitary structure on a first side of the substrate.
A method of manufacturing a security device, including: providing a substrate having a first and a second side; applying an ablative coating on the first side of the substrate; directing laser light through a mask including laser light transmissive portions corresponding to a desired imagery pattern to be ablated from the ablative coating; focusing laser light transmitted though the mask via projection optics to form a focused mask image on the ablative coating, without passing through a first array of micro-lenses forming part of the security device, resulting in the removal of the ablative coating in a plurality of areas to create multiple patterns, each pattern being viewable at a particular viewing angle or range of angles through the first array of micro-lenses.
A method of embossing micro-structures on a substrate that reduces the build-up of resin in an embossing tool. The method includes applying a layer of curable resin to at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the layer of curable resin has a first edge and a second edge extending beyond a top edge and a bottom edge of the substrate; contacting an embossing tool with the layer of curable resin using a rotating embossing roller to form the micro-structures in the layer of curable resin, the first edge and the second edge of the layer of curable resin being substantially aligned with the direction of roller rotation; and curing the layer of curable resin, wherein the layer of curable resin is applied with varying thickness.
A micro-optic device, including: a substrate; a plurality of image elements in an image plane; and a plurality of focusing elements, each focusing element focusing light to a focal point on the image plane and magnifying any portion of an image element falling within the focal point to thereby produce an image pixel projected to a user at one or more viewing angles, the focal point having an extent smaller than the image element, wherein each image element includes an image sub-element having a different discernible level of brightness to elsewhere in the image element, the brightness of each projected image pixel being dependent on the proportion of the focal point filled with the image sub-element, and wherein each image sub-element has one or more attributes in the image plane, such that, from a given viewing angle, the brightness of each projected image pixel is dependent on each attribute of each image sub-element.
The invention provides a micro-optic device (10) on a substrate (12) for a security document, the micro-optic device comprising: a relief layer (13) on the substrate, the relief layer comprising a plurality of protruding features (14) that protrude from surrounding base regions (15) of the relief layer, the protruding features having a protrusion height (h) of greater than 2 microns, preferably greater than 3 microns, more preferably greater than 5 microns, most preferably greater than 10 microns; a plurality of micro-image elements (11), each micro-image element comprising at least one of the protruding features; and a plurality of focusing elements (16) disposed on the substrate, wherein the plurality of micro-image elements produce a magnified image (100) when viewed through the plurality of focusing elements.
The invention provides a method of producing micro-image elements on a substrate for a security document, the method comprising: producing a plurality of microstructure units comprising three-dimensionally structured formations in a clear or pale relief layer on the substrate; and applying a coloured ink fluid to the relief layer, wherein the coloured ink fluid accumulates preferentially in regions of high surface curvature on each microstructure unit to provide contrasting areas of different ink density.
A security document, including: a polymer substrate; at least one print layer disposed on one or both sides of the polymer substrate; and a security feature including an image area embodied within the polymer substrate and at least partially covered by the at least one print layer, wherein the security feature is an optical security feature formed in the image area.
The invention provides a method of evaluating wear-resistance of a functionalised substrate for preparation of or use as a security document, the method comprising: applying a wear-simulation procedure to a virgin specimen of the functionalised substrate to produce a worn specimen, the wear-simulation procedure comprising applying: a) a mechanical stress test; and b) chemical stress test, wherein the chemical stress test is performed at a temperature of at least 50°C, and performing a mechanical failure test to determine a resistance to failure of the worn specimen.
A banknote comprising a substrate and a plurality of print layers printed by the same print process type printed onto the substrate, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. Also, a method of producing a plurality of banknotes including: providing a substrate, in the form of a web, to a print press including a plurality of print units of the same print process type, wherein the web will pass through each of the plurality of print units, and at least part of the web is printed in a print run; printing a print layer on to the substrate at each of the plurality of print units, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer.
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
A method of producing banknotes on a substrate in-line on a web based process is disclosed, including providing a tactile layer. In addition, a banknote produced by the above method, a banknote having a single-ink system, a coating for banknote and a tactile security feature are disclosed.
A banknote having a substrate with polymeric outer surfaces, including one or more coatings applied to at least one of the outer surfaces, at least one coating being a paper feel layer which provides a feel, substantially similar to that of a paper banknote, wherein the paper-feel layer includes tactile particles, to provide the paper-feel, and the tactile particles are conductive and/or the paper-feel layer includes conductive particles, or at least one of the or each coating includes conductive particles, to improve antistatic properties of the banknote.
A tactile security feature for a banknote and a method for its production using in-line on a web based process are disclosed. The security feature comprises a printed indicia layer including a design element and a printed enhanced tactility layer, which has at least a first enhanced tactility area overlapping the design element, such that the design element appears to have tactility due to the overlap with the enhanced tactility area. Preferably the tactile layer contains tactile particles. In addition, a banknote produced by the above method, a banknote having a single-ink system, and a coating for banknotes including a tactile security feature are disclosed.
A security device is disclosed including a substrate and one or more focusing elements or lens structures located on one side of the substrate. The security device includes a plurality of image elements associated with each focusing element wherein the image elements include at least first and second groups of image elements. Each image element may be composed of pixels located in an object plane to be viewable through the associated focusing element. Each image element comprises a diffractive grating element or sub-wavelength grating element which when illuminated by a light source generates a diffraction image observable at a range of viewing angles around the device. Image elements of the first group are visible in a first range of viewing angles and image elements of the second group are visible in a second range of viewing angles. The security device is particularly suitable for use on security documents, such as banknotes. A method of forming a security device is also disclosed.
A method for manufacturing a cylinder having surface relief structures configured for producing at least one microstructure image effect in one or more security devices applied to a security document is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a blank cylinder having a surface; and forming surface relief structures corresponding to the at least one microstructure image effect directly on the surface of the cylinder.
An optical device, preferably a security device for a security document, including a substrate having a first side and a second side, an arrangement of microlenses located on the first side and an arrangement of microimages such that the microimages are viewable or can be made viewable through the microlenses, wherein the arrangement of microlenses includes first and second microlenses and wherein the arrangement of microimages includes first and second microimages, wherein the first microlenses and first microimages are configured for providing a first visual effect and wherein the second microlenses and second microimages are configured for providing a second visual effect, and wherein the first microlenses are of a different height with respect to the substrate than the second microlenses.
An optical device is disclosed comprising an array of reflecting surface relief structures projecting from or recessed into a base plane of the device. The structures generate an optical effect including a floating image at least when the device is viewed by an observer from a first position relative to an axis perpendicular to the base plane of the device. The floating image changes to another type of floating image or to a non-floating image when the device is rotated about the axis. A method of manufacturing an optical device is also disclosed.
An embossing tool for use with a rotating embossing roller, including: a tool body having a tool surface; and an array of recesses set into the tool surface to form a desired embossing surface profile, wherein at least two of the recesses are interconnected by a passage to enable fluid communication therebetween during embossing.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Dyes; colorants; pigments; lacquers; varnishes; printing
inks; printer's pastes; printing compositions; inks and
coatings for use in the manufacture of banknotes and other
security documents; security inks; intaglio inks; printing
inks and coatings including taggants and security features
for detection by currency authentication equipment and
apparatus. Currency authentication apparatus and equipment; detectors
and sensing apparatus and equipment; apparatus and equipment
for detecting security documents, security inks and security
devices; optical detection apparatus and equipment; security
devices used in banknotes and other security documents;
optically variable devices; diffraction gratings; security
devices in this class for banknotes, cheques, credit cards,
and other security and identification documents; goods in
this class incorporating optically variable devices or other
security devices, including credit cards, cheques, banknotes
and other security devices; magnetic encoded cards and cards
containing an integrated circuit chip; smart cards; encoded
identification cards; encoded charge cards, encoded bank
cards, encoded credit cards, encoded debit cards and encoded
payment cards; card readers; computer hardware and software
for use in currency authentication equipment and apparatus;
computer hardware and software for producing optically
variable devices and other security devices, computer
hardware and software designed to enable magnetic encoded
cards to interact with terminals and readers; computer
software for implementing encryption, authentication, access
control and other security features in relation to magnetic
encoded cards and cards containing an integrated chip. Banknotes, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other
security and identification documents without magnetic
coding; banknotes and other security documents having
printed or other security features without magnetic coding;
banknotes and security documents made from plastic or
polymeric materials without magnetic coding; press-ready
paper substitutes for the manufacture of banknotes, cheques,
credit cards, passports, and other security and
identification documents; inks. Films of plastics or polymeric materials including laminated
polymer films for the manufacture of currency or security
documents, including press-ready laminated polymer films for
the printing of banknotes and other security documents;
films of plastics or polymeric materials for making
banknotes and other security documents, combined or not
combined with paper. Printing services; security printing; lithographic printing;
offset printing; intaglio printing; services relating to the
printing and production of bank notes and other security
documents; information services relating to printing and
printed matter, including information relating to security
printing and security documents; treatment of paper and
paper substrates; paper and paper substrate finishing. Research and development services for others relating to the
manufacture of banknotes; research and development relating
to anti-counterfeiting and to security documents and
devices.
55.
GRAVURE-PRINTED DEVICES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH DEVICES
A method of printing a discontinuous image on a device using a gravure printing process which is susceptible to feathering, the device including: a substrate, and an image layer superposed with at least a portion of the substrate, the image layer including the discontinuous image, the discontinuous image having at least one leading edge during printing, the method including: printing a plurality of anti-feathering elements in an extended edge region of the image layer adjacent the leading edge, the anti-feathering elements being printed before the leading edge of the discontinuous image, the anti-feathering elements and discontinuous image being printed in the same rotary action, wherein the plurality of anti-feathering elements are indiscernible to the naked eye.
B41F 3/36 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes for intaglio or heliogravure printing
A method of measuring a defect level of a region of a substrate for a security document, wherein the defect level is associated with reduced transparency of the region of the substrate, the method including the steps of: digitally imaging the region to create a digital image, the digital image containing light intensity data; and analysing the digital image including: calculating a statistical measure of the light intensity data in the region; and assigning a defect score to the region based on the statistical measure of the light intensity data in the region.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
Goods & Services
Dyes; colorants; pigments; laquers; varnishes; printing
inks; printers' pastes; printing compositions; printing inks
for use in the manufacture of banknotes and checks, credit
cards, passports and identification documents; security
inks, namely, inks for use in the printing of banknotes and
checks, credit cards, passports and identification document;
intaglio inks; printing inks and coatings including taggants
and security features for detection by currency
authentication equipment and apparatus. Currency authentication apparatus and equipment; detectors
and sensing apparatus and equipment; apparatus and equipment
for detecting security documents, security inks and security
devices; optical detection apparatus and equipment; security
devices used in bank notes and other security documents;
optically variable devices; diffraction gratings devices;
security devices in this class for bank notes, cheques,
credit cards, and other security and identification
documents; goods in this class incorporating optically
variable devices or other security devices, including credit
cards, cheques, banknotes and other security devices;
magnetic encoded cards and cards containing an integrated
circuit chip; smart cards; charge cards, bank cards, credit
cards, debit cards and payment cards; card readers; computer
hardware and software for use in currency authentication
equipment and apparatus; computer hardware and software for
producing optically variable devices and other security
devices; computer hardware and software designed to enable
magnetic encoded cards to interact with terminals and
readers; computer software for implementing encryption,
authentication, access control and other security features
in relation to magnetic encoded cards and cards containing
an integrated chip. Banknotes, cheques, credit cards (not encoded), passports,
and other security and identification documents; banknotes,
checks, passports, identification documents and credit cards
having printed, embossed or optically variable security
features; bank notes and security documents or devices made
from plastic or polymeric materials; press-ready paper
substitutes; printed identification cards. Films of plastics materials including laminated polymer
films for use as currency or as security documents or
devices, including press-ready laminated polymer films for
the printing of bank notes and other security documents or
devices; bank notes and other security documents or devices
formed from films of plastics materials. Printing services; printing services; lithographic printing;
offset printing; intaglio printing; services relating to the
printing and production of bank notes and other security
documents and devices; information services relating to
printing and printed matter, including information relating
to security printing and security documents; treatment of
paper and paper substrates; paper and paper substrate
finishing; consultancy and advisory services relating to
printing and to the production of security documents and
security devices; consultancy and advisory services relating
to printing of bank notes and other security documents.
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
02 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Printing services; security printing, in the nature of printing services for security documents; lithographic printing; offset printing; intaglio printing services; services relating to the printing and production of bank notes and other security documents; providing information services relating to printing services and related printed matter, including information relating to security document printing services and related security documents; treatment of paper and paper substrates; paper and paper substrate finishing Dyes for general industrial use; colorants; pigments; lacquers; varnishes; printing inks; printer's pastes; printing compositions; printing inks and coatings for use in the manufacture of banknotes and other security documents; security printing inks; intaglio inks; printing inks and coatings for use as taggants and security features for detection by currency authentication equipment and apparatus Apparatus for checking the authenticity of banknotes, namely, currency authentication apparatus and equipment; detectors and sensing apparatus and equipment, namely, computer hardware containing computer software programming for authentication of currency; apparatus and equipment for detecting security documents, security inks and security devices, namely, computer hardware containing computer software programming for the authentication of currency, for the detection of security features embedded in banknotes, passports and other official printed documents, and for detecting security documents, security inks and security devices embedded in banknotes, passports and other official printed documents; optical detection apparatus and equipment, for detecting counterfeit currency, namely, counterfeit currency detector marker devices with diffractive optical elements and diffraction gratings in the nature of hologram apparatus provided on films, interference filters, holographic filters, polarization filters and embossings provided on films; security devices being counterfeit money detector markers used in banknotes and other security documents, namely, optically variable devices with diffractive optical elements and diffraction gratings in the nature of hologram apparatus provided on films, interference filters, holographic filters, polarization filters and embossings provided on films; security devices in this class in the nature of apparatus for checking the authenticity of documents, used for banknotes, cheques, credit cards, and other security and identification documents; goods in this class incorporating optically variable devices or other security devices, namely, magnetically encoded credit cards, magnetically encoded identity cards and electronic and magnetic identification cards containing an integrated circuit chip for use in connection with payment of services; magnetic encoded cards and blank electronic cards containing an integrated circuit chip namely, charge cards, bank cards for issuance by a financial institution, credit cards, debit cards and payment cards in the nature of electric and magnetic identification cards for use in connection with payment for services; smart cards; encoded identification cards; magnetically encoded charge cards, magnetically encoded blank bank cards for issuance by financial institutions, magnetically encoded credit cards, magnetically encoded debit cards and magnetically encoded payment cards in the nature of charge cards, bank cards, credit cards, debit cards; electronic card readers; computer hardware and software for use with currency authentication equipment and apparatus to authenticate currency; computer hardware and software for producing optically variable devices and other security devices, computer hardware and software designed to enable magnetic encoded cards to interact with terminals and readers; computer software for implementing encryption, authentication, access control and other security features in relation to magnetic encoded cards and cards containing an integrated chip Security and identification documents in the nature of non-magnetically encoded blank documents, namely, banknotes in the nature of blank bank cards for issuance by financial institutions, bank cheques, credit cards, passports, and other security and identification documents without magnetic coding in the nature of passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities in the nature of debt securities, equity securities and derivatives, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents in the nature of blank visas or blank border crossing cards, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security and identification documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities; Security and identification documents in the nature of non-magnetically encoded blank documents, namely, banknotes in the nature of blank bank cards for issuance by financial institutions, bank cheques, credit cards, passports, and other security and identification documents, and other security documents in the nature of passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities in the nature of debt securities, equity securities and derivatives, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents in the nature of blank visas or blank border crossing cards, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security and identification documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities, and all of the aforementioned having printed or other security features without magnetic coding; Security and identification documents in the nature of non-magnetically encoded blank documents, namely, banknotes in the nature of blank bank cards for issuance by financial institutions, bank cheques, credit cards, passports, and other security and identification documents, and other security documents in the nature of passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities in the nature of debt securities, equity securities and derivatives, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents in the nature of blank visas or blank border crossing cards, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security and identification documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities, made from plastic or polymeric materials without magnetic coding; press-ready paper substitutes for the manufacture of banknotes, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other security and identification documents Semi-processed plastic in the form of films of plastics and polymeric materials, namely, laminated polymer films for the manufacture of currency or security documents, including press-ready laminated polymer films for the printing of banknotes and other security documents; Semi-processed plastic in the form of films of plastics or and polymeric materials, for use in making banknotes and other security documents, combined or not combined with paper Product research and development services for others relating to the manufacture of banknotes; product research and development services for others relating to anti-counterfeiting of security documents and to the manufacture securing documents and devices
59.
MICRO-OPTIC DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED FOCUSING ELEMENT AND IMAGE ELEMENT STRUCTURE
A micro-optic device, including: a substrate; a plurality of image elements; and a plurality of focusing elements, each focusing element focuses light towards, or causes light to be diverged from or constructively interfere at a real or imaginary focal point, the focusing elements causing the image elements to be sampled so as to project imagery which is observable to a user from at least a first viewing angle, wherein a first focusing structure including at least a first group of the focusing elements and a first imagery structure including at least a first group of the image elements are integrated into a first unitary structure on a first side of the substrate.
G03H 1/00 - Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from themDetails peculiar thereto
A micro-optic device, including: a transparent substrate; first lens elements on a first side of the substrate that reveal first image elements on a second side of the substrate; and second lens elements on the second side of the substrate that reveal second image elements on the first side of the substrate.
A method of manufacturing a first security document, the security document including a first periodic array of image elements applied to a first surface of a transparent substrate and extending in a first direction; and a first periodic array of revealing elements applied to an opposing surface of the substrate and extending in a second direction, the first periodic array of revealing elements being superposed with the first periodic array of image elements, such that an optical variable effect can be observed between at least a first viewing angle and a second viewing angle. The method includes the steps of (a) determining one or more characteristics of moiré bands that would be or are observed to transition across the first periodic array of image elements during movement of the security document relative to an observer between, at least, the first viewing angle and the second viewing angle as a result of the first direction being different from the second direction; (b) constraining at least one dimension of the first periodic array of image elements and/or the first periodic array of revealing elements to be smaller than the width of at least one of the moiré bands; and (c). causing the first periodic array of image elements and the first periodic array of revealing elements, constrained as set out in step (b), to be manufactured as part of the security document.
A method and apparatus for in-line manufacture of a security document with a structured security element is provided in which a continuous web of document substrate is fed through a series of processing stations. The processing stations include a station for forming a structured security element in a radiation sensitive coating applied to the document substrate, and at least one station for applying at least one additional layer to the document substrate excluding the security element area. In a security document manufactured with the method or apparatus, the additional layer or layers have a combined thickness which is preferably substantially equal to the height of the structured security element or which differs from the height of the structured security element by a predetermined amount.
G03H 1/00 - Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from themDetails peculiar thereto
B42D 25/425 - Marking by deformation, e.g. embossing
B42D 25/42 - Marking using chemicals by photographic processes
G03H 1/02 - Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from themDetails peculiar thereto Details
An optical device, preferably for use in security devices and documents, comprising an arrangement of wavelength dependant optical phase, and optionally amplitude, modifying optical elements on a first surface of a substrate, each of the optical elements being in the form of an optical antenna and configured to produce a local phase change to reflected and/or transmitted electromagnetic waves, the arrangement configured such that the combined action of each of the optical elements produces a pre-defined optical effect on reflection and/or transmission observable by a viewer when the arrangement is illuminated by an external electromagnetic source.
B42D 25/30 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
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
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
Currency authentication apparatus and equipment; detectors
and sensing apparatus and equipment; apparatus and equipment
for detecting security documents, security inks and security
devices; optical detection apparatus and equipment; security
devices used in banknotes and other security documents;
optically variable devices; diffraction gratings; security
devices in this class for banknotes, cheques, credit cards,
and other security and identification documents; goods in
this class incorporating optically variable devices or other
security devices, including credit cards, cheques, banknotes
and other security devices; magnetic encoded cards and cards
containing an integrated circuit chip; smart cards; secure
identification cards; encoded charge cards, bank cards,
credit cards, debit cards and payment cards; card readers. Banknotes, cheques, credit cards (not encoded), passports,
and other security and identification documents; banknotes
and other security documents or devices having printed or
other security features; banknotes and security documents or
devices made from plastic or polymeric materials;
press-ready paper substitutes for the manufacture of
banknotes, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other
security and identification documents; banknotes and other
security documents formed from films of plastics or
polymeric materials, combined or not combined with paper. Films of plastics or polymeric materials including laminated
polymer films for use as currency or as security documents
or devices, including press-ready laminated polymer films
for the printing of banknotes and other security documents
or devices; security devices formed from films of plastics
or polymeric materials, combined or not combined with paper.
An optical device, preferably a security device for a security document, including: a transparent or translucent substrate having a first side and a second side; a first depiction layer located on the first side of the substrate defining a first depiction; and a first masking layer, comprising a first optically variable ink, and a second masking layer, comprising an optically variable ink, located at least partially overlapping the first depiction layer, wherein the first depiction is at least substantially opaque and has a low contrast with respect to the appearance of the first and second masking layers when viewed in reflection, such that the first depiction is identifiable and substantially more visible when viewed in transmission than when viewed in reflection, and method for the manufacture thereof.
B42D 15/00 - Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
B44F 1/06 - Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects produced by transmitted light, e.g. transparencies, imitations of glass-paintings
B32B 9/00 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups
B42D 25/30 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
02 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
Printing services relating to the printing of bank notes and other security documents and devices; Information services relating to printing of security documents; consultancy and advisory services relating to printing of security documents and security devices, consultancy and advisory services relating to printing of bank notes and other security documents Printing inks; printing dyes; printing colorants; printing pigments; lacquers for printing; varnishes for printing; printing inks; printers' pastes; printing compositions; printing inks for use in the manufacture of banknotes and security documents; security inks, namely, inks for use in the printing of banknotes and checks, [ credit cards, ] passports and identification document Currency authentication apparatus and equipment, namely, computer hardware containing programming for authentication of currency; Security devices used in bank notes and other security documents, namely, optically variable devices with diffractive optical elements and diffraction gratings, namely hologram apparatus provided on films, interference filters, holographic filters, polarization filters and embossings provided on films Non-magnetically encoded paper products and non-magnetically encoded identification documents in the nature of bank notes, bank checks, [ credit cards not encoded, ] blank passports, and other security and identification documents, namely, blank passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities, namely, debt securities, equity securities and derivatives, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents, namely, blank visas or blank border crossing cards, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security and identification documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities; Non-magnetically encoded paper products and non-magnetically encoded identification documents in the nature of banknotes, bank checks, blank passports, and identification documents, namely, blank passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, [ and credit cards not encoded, ] all of the foregoing having printed, embossed or optically variable security features, namely, printed holograms, intaglio printed images, printed reflective patches, printed iridescent and pearlescent images, printed vignettes, and printed security threads; Non-magnetically encoded identification documents in the nature of bank notes and non-magnetically encoded security documents made from plastic or polymeric materials, namely, blank passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities, namely, debt securities, equity securities and derivatives, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents, namely, blank visas or blank border crossing cards, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities Films of plastic materials, namely, laminated polymer film for use in commercial or industrial manufacturing of currency or security documents or devices
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
(1) Inks, namely copying inks, engraving inks, dry inks, typographic ink, metameric inks; fluorescent brightening agents for dying; colorants, namely colorants for use in the manufacture of paper, colorants for use in the manufacture of printing ink; pigments, namely inorganic pigments, organic pigments; lacquers, namely lacquers for coating papers; copal varnishes; printing inks; printer's pastes; printing ink compositions; inks and coatings for use in the manufacture of currency and other security documents, namely passports, and encoded identity cards; security inks; intaglio inks; printing inks and coatings including taggants and security features for detection by currency authentication equipment and apparatus
(2) Currency authentication apparatus and equipment, namely currency recognition machines; detectors and sensing apparatus and equipment, namely false currency detectors; apparatus and equipment for detecting security documents that contain programming for the authentication of currency, and for the detection of security features embedded in currency, passports and other official printed documents, namely passports, encoded identity cards; security devices, namely hidden codes, machine-readable magnetism, machinereadable electrical conductivity, machine-readable infrared characteristics, UV fluorescence, metal strips and watermarks used in currency and other security documents, namely passports, encoded identity cards for the detection of security features embedded in currency, passports and other official printed documents, namely encoded identity cards; optical detection apparatus and equipment for deterring counterfeit currency and identification documents, namely passports and encoded identity cards; optically variable devices, namely iridescent images exhibiting optical effects such as movement and color changes and holograms for use in currency, cheques, credit cards, and other security and identification documents, namely passports and encoded identity cards; diffraction gratings provided on films, interference filters, holographic filters, polarization filters and embossings provided on films for use in currency, cheques, credit cards, and other security and identification documents, namely passports and encoded identity cards; security devices, namely, diffractive optical elements, hologram apparatuses, namely holograms, microlens based apparatus, namely microlens-based security features for use in currency, cheques, credit cards, and other security and identification documents, namely passports and encoded identity cards; credit cards, cheques and currency incorporating optically variable devices or other security devices, namely iridescent images exhibiting optical effects such as movement and color changes, hidden codes, machine-readable magnetism, machinereadable electrical conductivity, machine-readable infrared characteristics, UV fluorescence, metal strips, intaglio ink, and watermarks; magnetic encoded cards and cards, namely credit cards; smart cards, namely identification smart cards, blank smart cards; identification cards; charge cards, namely a credit card for use with an account that must be paid when a statement is issued, credit cards and debit cards; card readers, namely electronic card readers, smart card readers; computer hardware and software for use in currency authentication equipment and apparatus; computer hardware and software for producing optically variable devices and other security devices, namely security software, computer fingerprint imaging software, computer software for image processing; computer software for implementing encryption, authentication, access control and other security features in relation to magnetic encoded cards, namely magnetic identifying cards, magnetically encoded credit cards, magnetically encoded debit cards.
(3) Plastic currency, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other security and identification documents, namely passports, encoded identity cards, medical identification cards, membership cards; plastic currency containing security devices, namely optically variable images, holograms, polygraphic typesetting, polygraphic images, colour shifting inks, shadow images, threads, diffractive optical elements and embossed transitory images; currency and security documents and devices, namely passports, encoded identity cards, medical identification cards, membership cards made from plastic and polymeric materials; press-ready paper substitutes.
(4) Films of plastics materials, namely laminated polymer films for use as currency and as security documents or devices, namely press-ready laminated polymer films for the printing of currency and other security documents or devices, namely passports, encoded identity cards, medical identification cards, membership cards; currency and other security documents and devices, namely passports, encoded identity cards, medical identification cards, membership cards formed from films of plastics materials, combined or not with paper. (1) Printing services for others, namely intaglio printing, design printing for others; lithographic printing; offset printing; intaglio printing; services relating to the printing and production of currency and other security documents and devices, namely passports, encoded identity cards, medical identification cards, membership cards for others; information services relating to printing and printed matter, namely security printing in the form of encoding identification information on valuable documents and products; Consultancy and advisory services relating to printing and to the production of security documents and security devices, namely security printing in the form of encoding identification information on valuable documents and products; consultancy and advisory services relating to anticounterfeiting of currency and other security documents, namely passports, encoded identity cards, medical identification cards, membership cards.
(2) Security printing, namely security printing in the form of encoding identification information on valuable documents and products.
An optical device, preferably a security device for a document, comprising an arrangement of microlenses and an arrangement of microimages, wherein the arrangement of microimages is configured for providing an optically variable effect when viewed through the arrangement of microlenses, and wherein arrangement of microlenses defines a recognisable image independent to the optically variable effect.
An optical device, preferably a security device for a security document, including a substrate having a first side and a second side, an arrangement of microlenses located on the first side and an arrangement of microimages such that the microimages are viewable or can be made viewable through the microlenses, wherein the arrangement of microlenses includes first and second microlenses and wherein the arrangement of microimages includes first and second microimages, wherein the first microlenses and first microimages are configured for providing a first visual effect and wherein the second microlenses and second microimages are configured for providing a second visual effect, and wherein the first microlenses are of a different height with respect to the substrate than the second microlenses.
An optical device comprising an at least substantially transparent substrate having a first side comprising a source layer having an arrangement of source elements and a second side comprising an Optically Variable Device (OVD) layer having a corresponding arrangement of diffractive elements, wherein each source element is configured to, upon illumination of the first side, provide an embedded light source for an associated diffraction element, and wherein the diffractive elements are configured for producing an optical effect observable when the diffractive elements are viewed by a viewer, such as the naked eye, upon illumination by the source elements.
An optical device including a numerical-type diffractive optical element (DOE) and a birefringent layer, the DOE including a grating including a first grating region associated with a first image and a second grating region associated with a second image, wherein the first grating region includes grating elements with a first depth and wherein the second grating region includes grating elements with a second depth, such that the first depth is selected based on a first refractive index of the birefringent layer and wherein the second depth is selected based on a second refractive index of the birefringent layer.
A moiré magnification device for authenticating security articles, the moiré magnification device comprising: an array of micro focusing elements; and an array of micro images; wherein the array of micro focusing elements and the array of micro images are correspondingly aperiodic such that the micro focusing elements generate moiré magnifications of the micro image when viewing the device at predetermined viewing angles. A device such as this raises the complexity and difficulty of the task facing would-be counterfeiters. The use of an aperiodic micro focusing element array and micro image array is not immediately apparent, as the moiré magnifications observed by the viewer appear the same as that of a regular device with periodic arrays. In this way, the aperiodic aspect of the design remains covert until the moiré device is more closely and deliberately analysed.
The invention relates to a security document (10) and a method of making the security document (10). The security document (10) has an optically transmissive region with a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface. On a portion of the first surface is a first opacifying layer (14), with an area B of the optically transmissive region not being covered by the first opacifying layer (14). Similarly, on a portion of the second surface is a second opacifying layer (16), with an area A of the optically transmissive region not being covered by the second opacifying layer (16). The uncovered area B of the first surface does not substantially overlap the uncovered area A of the second surface. Further, the uncovered area B of the first surface and uncovered area A of the second surface appear to be substantially contiguous when viewed in transmitted light.
An optical device including: a first surface; and an arrangement of pixels on the first surface, wherein a plurality of the pixels includes a zero-order diffraction element, such that each zero-order diffraction element is configured for providing a zero-order diffractive effect.
A method for producing an optical device, preferably a security device, including the steps of: forming a planar relief structure on a substantially planar first surface of a substrate, preferably a transparent substrate, the planar relief structure having a first alignment direction and including a plurality of relief structure elements each having the same height; and applying a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layer onto the planar relief structure such that the LCP layer is aligned with the relief structure, wherein the LCP layer includes at least one or more first LCP regions having a first height and one or more second LCP regions having a second height above the substantially planar first surface of the substrate, wherein the second height is different to the first height, and an optical device formed by such a method.
An optical device for authenticating articles of value, the optical device including: a first diffractive structure for generating a first diffractive image; a second diffractive structure for generating a second diffractive image; and a non-diffractive structure; wherein, the first and second diffractive structures, and the non-diffractive structure, are positioned relative to each other such that when viewed from a first angle, both the first and second diffractive images are visible, and when viewed from a second angle, the first diffractive image is visible while the second diffractive image is not visible. The first and/or second diffractive structures are formed on the non-diffractive structure such that when viewed from a first angle, both the first and second diffractive images are visible, and when viewed from the second angle, the first diffractive image is visible while the second diffractive structure is obscured by the non-diffractive structure.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Dyes; colorants; pigments; lacquers; varnishes; printing
inks; printer's pastes; printing compositions; inks and
coatings for use in the manufacture of banknotes and other
security documents; security inks; intaglio inks; printing
inks and coatings including taggants and security features
for detection by currency authentication equipment and
apparatus. Currency authentication apparatus and equipment; detectors
and sensing apparatus and equipment; apparatus and equipment
for detecting security documents, security inks and security
devices; optical detection apparatus and equipment; security
devices used in banknotes and other security documents;
optically variable devices; diffraction gratings; security
devices in this class for banknotes, cheques, credit cards,
and other security and identification documents; goods in
this class incorporating optically variable devices or other
security devices, including credit cards, cheques, banknotes
and other security devices; magnetic encoded cards and cards
containing an integrated circuit chip; smart cards;
identification cards; charge cards, bank cards, credit
cards, debit cards and payment cards; card readers; computer
hardware and software for use in currency authentication
equipment and apparatus; computer hardware and software for
producing optically variable devices and other security
devices, computer hardware and software designed to enable
magnetic encoded cards to interact with terminals and
readers; computer software for implementing encryption,
authentication, access control and other security features
in relation to magnetic encoded cards and cards containing
an integrated chip. Banknotes, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other
security and identification documents; banknotes and other
security documents or devices having printed or other
security features; banknotes and security documents or
devices made from plastic or polymeric materials;
press-ready paper substitutes for the manufacture of
banknotes, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other
security and identification documents. Films of plastics or polymeric materials including laminated
polymer films for use as currency or as security documents
or devices, including press-ready laminated polymer films
for the printing of banknotes and other security documents
or devices; banknotes and other security documents or
devices formed from films of plastics or polymeric
materials, combined or not combined with paper. Printing services; security printing; lithographic printing;
offset printing; intaglio printing; services relating to the
printing and production of bank notes and other security
documents and devices; information services relating to
printing and printed matter, including information relating
to security printing and security documents; treatment of
paper and paper substrates; paper and paper substrate
finishing; consultancy and advisory services relating to
printing and to the production of security documents and
security devices; consultancy and advisory services relating
to anti-counterfeiting of banknotes and other security
documents. Research and development services for others relating to the
manufacture of banknotes; research and development relating
to anti-counterfeiting and to security documents and
devices.
A security element including: a plurality of focusing elements, a plurality of image regions where each image region is associated with a focusing element, each image region is printed with at least two layers, the first layer is offset by a first predetermined amount from a reference axis in the image region, the second layer is offset by a second predetermined amount from a reference axis in the image region, each layer being in different colors, and each image region includes at least a first and second sub-region, wherein a first image is formed in a first range of viewing angles from the first sub-region and a second image is formed in a second range of viewing angles from the second sub-region.
A lens array for imaging image elements in an object plane, and a method of making a lens array. The lens array includes lenslets formed in or on one side of a transparent or translucent material with the image elements disposed on the opposite side, and has a gauge thickness corresponding to the distance from the apex of each lenslet to the object plane. Each lenslet has a set of lens parameters. The gauge thickness and/or at least one lens parameter is or are optimized such that each lenslet has a focal point size in the object plane which is either substantially equal to the size of the image elements in the object plane, or varies from the size of the image elements by a predetermined amount.
G02B 27/06 - Viewing or reading apparatus with moving-picture effect
G02B 27/22 - Other optical systems; Other optical apparatus for producing stereoscopic or other three-dimensional effects
G03B 25/02 - Viewers, other than projection viewers, giving motion-picture effects by persistence of vision, e.g. zoetrope with interposed lenticular or line screen
A security document or device is provided which includes at least one area formed from a transparent plastics material which is exposed on at least one side to form a window or half-window, and a first color shifting ink composition and a second color shifting ink composition which both include different color pigments and interference pigments but which both, at a first viewing angle, exhibit substantially the same color when the interference pigments are viewable, and at other angles exhibit different colors when viewing the color pigments.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Dyes; colorants; pigments; lacquers; varnishes; printing
inks; printer's pastes; printing compositions; printing inks
and coatings for use in the manufacture of banknotes and
other security documents; security printing inks; intaglio
printing inks; printing inks and coatings including ink
taggants and security features for detection by currency
authentication equipment and apparatus. Currency authentication apparatus and equipment; detectors
and sensing apparatus and equipment; apparatus and equipment
for detecting security documents, security inks and security
devices; optical detection apparatus and equipment; security
devices used in banknotes and other security documents;
optically variable devices; diffraction gratings; security
devices in this class for banknotes, cheques, credit cards,
and other security and identification documents; goods in
this class incorporating optically variable devices or other
security devices, including credit cards, cheques, banknotes
and other security devices; magnetic encoded cards and cards
containing an integrated circuit chip; smart cards;
identification cards; charge cards, bank cards, credit
cards, debit cards and payment cards; card readers; computer
hardware and software for use in currency authentication
equipment and apparatus; computer hardware and software for
producing optically variable devices and other security
devices, computer hardware and software designed to enable
magnetic encoded cards to interact with terminals and
readers; computer software for implementing encryption,
authentication, access control and other security features
in relation to magnetic encoded cards and cards containing
an integrated chip. Banknotes, cheques, credit cards without magnetic coding,
passports, and other security and identification documents;
banknotes and other security documents having printed or
other security features; banknotes and security documents
made from plastic or polymeric materials; press-ready paper
substitutes. Films of plastics materials including laminated polymer
films for use as currency or as security documents or
devices, including press-ready laminated polymer films for
the printing of banknotes and other security documents or
devices, combined or not combined with paper. Printing services; security printing; lithographic printing;
offset printing; intaglio printing; services relating to the
printing and production of bank notes and other security
documents and devices; information services relating to
printing and printed matter, including information relating
to security printing and security documents; treatment of
paper and paper substrates; paper and paper substrate
finishing; consultancy and advisory services relating to
printing and to the production of security documents and
security devices; consultancy and advisory services relating
to the printing of banknotes and other security documents
with anti-counterfeiting features. Research and development services for others; research and
development relating to anti-counterfeiting and to security
documents and devices.
A security element, a security device including a security element and a method of manufacturing a security device. The element having focusing elements and image elements, the image elements are located in an object plane such that each image element is associated with one of the focusing elements, wherein the object plane includes at least first and second distinct subregions, and an image element within the first subregion is phase-displaced by a phase-displacement distance with respect to an image element within the second subregion, and wherein the first and second subregions produce first and second optically variable images or part-images.
A security element, security device and method of forming a security device wherein the security element includes focusing elements, a first group of image elements, and a second group of image elements, each image element being located in an object plane to be viewable through a focusing element, and being located a distance from the focusing element such that the focal point width of the focusing element in the object plane is substantially equal to the size of the image element or differs from the size of the image element by a predetermined amount.
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
02 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Printing services; printing services in the field of printed banknotes and other security documents; lithographic printing; offset printing; intaglio printing; printing services in the field of the printing and production of banknotes and other security documents and devices; providing information in the field of security printing, namely, information in the field of printing services pertaining to printed banknotes and other security documents; treatment of paper and paper substrates; paper and paper substrate finishing; providing information and advisory services in the field of printing services, namely, information and advisory services in the field of security documents printing and security devices printing; providing information and advisory services in the field of custom manufacture of printed banknotes and other security documents Dyes for use in the manufacture of currency, banknotes, passports, security and identification documents containing metallic, magnetic, phosphorescent, fluorescent and infra red pigments; colorants; pigments; lacquers; varnishes; printing inks; printer's pastes; printing compositions, namely, metallic, magnetic, phosphorescent, fluorescent and infra red pigments for use in the printing of banknotes and other security documents; printing inks and printing coatings for use in the manufacture of banknotes and other security documents; security printing inks; intaglio printing inks; printing inks and printing coatings containing ink taggants and security features for detection by currency authentication equipment and apparatus Currency authentication apparatus and equipment, namely, computer hardware containing programming for authentication of currency; detectors and sensing apparatus and equipment, namely, optical reading machines which detect security features in banknotes, passports and security and identification documents; apparatus and equipment, namely, optical readers and optical scanners that contain programming for the authentication of currency, and for the detection of security features embedded in banknotes, passports and other official printed documents, for detecting security documents, security inks and security devices embedded in banknotes, passports and other official printed documents; optical detection apparatus and equipment, namely, optical reading machines; security devices used in banknotes and other security documents, namely, optically variable devices, namely, diffractive optical elements, namely, hologram apparatuses and diffraction gratings provided on films, interference filters, holographic filters, polarization filters and embossings provided on films; goods in this class incorporating optically variable devices or other security devices, namely, magnetically encoded credit cards, magnetically encoded identity cards and cards containing an integrated circuit chip for use in connection with payment of services; encoded smart cards containing programing for use in managing financial transactions; encoded identification cards namely, electronic and magnetic identity cards for use in connection with payment for services and for use in entering buildings; magnetically encoded cards, namely, charge cards, blank bank cards for use by financial institutions, credit cards, debit cards and payment cards, namely, gift cards; electronic and magnetically coded card readers for detecting security features in magnetically encoded cards, namely, magnetically encoded cards, namely, charge cards, blank bank cards for use by financial institutions, credit cards, debit cards and payment cards, namely, gift cards, magnetically encoded identity cards and cards containing an integrated circuit chip; computer hardware and software for currency authentication for use in currency authentication equipment and apparatus; computer hardware and software for producing optically variable devices and other security devices, computer hardware and software designed to enable magnetic encoded cards to interact with terminals and readers; computer software for implementing encryption, authentication, access control and other security features in relation to magnetic encoded cards and cards containing an integrated chip Printed banknotes not magnetically or electronically encoded; bank cheques; credit cards without magnetic encoding; non-magnetically encoded blank passports, and other non-magnetically encoded blank security and identification documents, namely, passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security and identification documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities; printed banknotes not magnetically or electronically encoded, printed security devices, and other non-magnetically encoded security documents made from plastic or polymeric materials having printed or other security features to prevent counterfeiting, namely, blank passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities; printed banknotes not magnetically or electronically encoded, printed security devices, and other non-magnetically encoded security documents made from plastic or polymeric materials having printed or other security features to prevent counterfeiting, namely, printed holograms, intaglio printed images, printed iridescent and pearlescent images and printed vignettes, made from plastic or polymeric materials to prevent counterfeiting; press-ready paper substitutes namely, polymeric paper substitutes onto which images are printed prepared ready for the printing of banknotes not magnetically or electronically encoded, and other non-magnetically encoded security and identification documents, namely, blank passports, blank identity cards, blank driver licenses, blank securities, blank share certificates, blank deeds of title, blank travel documents, blank airline tickets, blank entrance cards and tickets, blank birth, death and marriage certificates, and blank academic transcripts, all aforesaid security documents issued by government agencies, financial institutions, universities or institutes and other authorized issuing authorities Films of plastics materials, namely, laminated polymer films for use in the manufacture of currency, security documents and security devices, and press-ready laminated polymer films for the printing of banknotes and other security documents or devices Product research and development services for others; product research and development relating to anti-counterfeiting and to security documents and devices
85.
High refractive index coatings and their use in the protection of surface relief structures
High refractive index coatings having metal oxide particles are disclosed. Dispersions of metal oxide particles in solvent are also disclosed. These find use in the protection of surface relief structures. In some disclosed embodiments, the coatings or dispersions contain UV-curable resins. The coatings and dispersions find application in the field of security devices and documents and tokens incorporating security devices.
C09D 11/033 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the solvent
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
B32B 33/00 - Layered products characterised by particular properties or particular surface features, e.g. particular surface coatingsLayered products designed for particular purposes not covered by another single class
B42D 15/00 - Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
A lens array for imaging image elements in an object plane, and a method of making a lens array. The lens array includes lenslets formed in or on one side of a transparent or translucent material with the image elements disposed on the opposite side, and has a gauge thickness corresponding to the distance from the apex of each lenslet to the object plane. Each lenslet has a set of lens parameters. The gauge thickness and/or at least one lens parameter is or are optimised such that each lenslet has a focal point size in the object plane which is either substantially equal to the size of the image elements in the object plane, or varies from the size of the image elements by a predetermined amount.
A security document and a method of manufacturing a security document are provided in which a radiation curable ink is applied to at least one side of a substrate including at least one region of transparent plastics material forming a window or half-window area. The ink is embossed while soft and cured with radiation to form an embossed security device within the window or half-window area including one or more of a diffractive structure, a lens structure or other security element having a relief structure.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Currency authentication apparatus and equipment; detectors
and sensing apparatus and equipment; apparatus and equipment
for detecting security documents, security inks and security
devices; optical detection apparatus and equipment; security
devices used in bank notes and other security documents
including embossings and embossed security features;
security devices in this class for bank notes, cheques,
credit cards, and other security and identification
documents; magnetic encoded cards and cards containing an
integrated circuit chip; smart cards; identification cards;
charge cards, bank cards, credit cards, debit cards and
payment cards; card readers; computer hardware and software
for use in currency authentication equipment and apparatus;
computer hardware and software designed to enable banknotes
and other security documents to interact with terminals and
readers; computer software for implementing encryption,
authentication, access control and other security features
in relation to banknotes, magnetic encoded cards and
documents containing an integrated chip. Banknotes, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other
security and identification documents; printed and embossed
security films, and printed security features such as
intaglio printed images, printed reflective patches, printed
security threads, printed iridescent and pearlescent images,
vignettes; banknotes and security documents made from
plastic or polymeric materials, either combined or not
combined with paper; press-ready paper substitutes.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Security devices used in bank notes and other security
documents; optically variable devices; diffraction gratings;
security devices in this class for bank notes, cheques,
credit cards, and other security and identification
documents; goods in this class incorporating optically
variable devices or other security devices, including credit
cards, cheques, banknotes and other security devices. Banknotes, cheques, credit cards, passports, and other
security and identification documents; banknotes and other
security documents having printed or other security
features; devices having printed security devices (terms too
vague in the opinion of the International Bureau - Rule
13.2)b) of the Common Regulations); paper or polymer bank
notes and security devices (terms too vague in the opinion
of the International Bureau - Rule 13.2)b) of the Common
Regulations); paper or polymer bank notes and security
documents; press-ready paper substitutes.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
(1) Bank notes and other security documents or devices, namely bank notes and security documents and devices formed from films of plastics material, namely laminated polymer films.
(2) Films of plastics material, namely laminated polymer films and films for use as currency or as security documents or devices, press-ready laminated polymer films for the printing of bank notes and other security documents for devices.
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
Films of plastic materials including multilayer polymer films for use as currency or as security documents or devices, including press ready multilayer polymer films for the printing of bank notes and other security documents or devices; bank notes and other security documents or devices manufactured from films of plastic materials combined or not with paper.
