The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing machine readable security features on substrate, security documents or articles as well as machine readable security feature made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a machine readable security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides security inks comprising one or more IR absorbing materials selected from the group consisting of crystal water-free iron(II) orthophosphates of the general formula Fe3(PO4)2 and having a graftonite crystal structure, crystal water-free iron(II) metal orthophosphates, crystal water-free iron(II) metal phosphonates, crystal water-free iron(II) metal pyrophosphates, crystal water-free iron(II) metal metaphosphates of the general formula FeaMetb(POc)d, wherein said security ink is an oxidative drying security ink, a UV-Vis curable security ink, a UV-Vis curable security ink or a combination thereof.
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 ink composition comprising at least one non-luminescent undoped Y3Fe5-xMxO12-based pigment, wherein x fulfils the condition 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.25; M is selected from a group consisting of aluminum, gallium or calcium and mixtures thereof; and wherein an applied, preferably printed, at least one machine-readable security feature derived from said security ink composition, after drying and/or curing, has an integrated magnetic susceptibility of at least about 200 x 10-12m3 and presents a ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) signature for authentication purposes. A method for authentication of a machine-readable security feature derived from the security ink composition.
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
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METHOD AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SECURE EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS BY INTERCONNECTED DEVICES
The invention relates to a method and corresponding system for controlling, via secured transfers of tokens, operations of a plurality of interconnected devices having each a hardware trusted execution environment (TEE) and a controller, wherein each controller owns tokens attributed by a supervisor server and the TEE of each device is adapted to respond to a validation challenge via a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) protocol, and generate and validate a single use ownership digital signature and its corresponding ownership signature validation challenge. The tokens can be transferred from one interconnected device to another in an online manner via a server or an offline manner via direct communication between the devices.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON IN A RESERVOIR
The present invention relates to a method for homogeneous marking of petroleum hydrocarbon stored within a reservoir on a vehicle with at least one marker. The method comprises inserting a loading arm (5) comprising a marker injection conduit (6) having a free end (9a) being operative to dispense a pulsating, pressurised marker stream and a gas injection conduit (7) having a free end (9b) being operative to dispense a pulsating, pressurised marker stream into a reservoir of a vehicle. The method further comprises positioning the free end of the marker injection conduit at a marker height from a lowest surface of the reservoir and the free end of the gas injection conduit at a gas height from a lowest surface of the reservoir 11a within petroleum hydrocarbon within the reservoir, wherein the free end of the marker injection conduit is located at the marker height which is larger than the gas height.
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 1/26 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by applying the liquid or other fluent material from an outlet device in contact with, or almost in contact with, the surface
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UV-VIS RADIATION CURABLE SECURITY INKS FOR PRODUCING DICHROIC SECURITY FEATURES
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I)
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I)
wherein
the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group;
the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is an ammonium cation of general formula +NH2RCRD, wherein the residue RC is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and the residue RD is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group.
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
C09D 11/102 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
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
The present invention relates to the field of processes for producing a security feature on a substrate by an intaglio printing process comprising a step a) of inking an intaglio engraved printing plate with an oxidative drying intaglio ink, said intaglio engraved printing plate being at a printing plate temperature between about 45°C and about 85°C; a step b) of wiping off any excess the oxidative drying intaglio ink using a paper of a tissue wiping system or using a polymeric wiping cylinder and cleaning said polymeric wiping cylinder with an alkaline aqueous wiping solution in combination with one or more mechanical means; a step c) of transferring said oxidative drying intaglio ink in the form of the security feature on the substrate; and a step d) of drying the oxidative drying intaglio ink in the presence of air so as to form the security feature.
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I)
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I)
wherein
the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4 alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, Cs+ and Rb+.
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
C09D 11/102 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds
The present invention provides an elastomeric glue with a good chemical resistance against solvent based inks, and a method for preparing the elastomeric glue. The elastomeric glue is used inside of an inkjet printhead as a hydraulic glue, and capable of tightly bonding the chip to hydraulic part of the reservoir of the cartridge body and the plugs to the reservoir of the inkjet printhead. Accordingly, the inkjet printhead with the elastomeric glue of the present invention is resistant to both traditional solvent based inks and UV curable inks, and is capable of being printed on porous and not porous surfaces.
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
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SECURE CONTAINER FOR STORING OR TRANSPORTING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF VALUE DOCUMENTS
The invention relates to a secure container for storing value documents, e.g. banknotes, having respective value document identification numbers marked thereon, and a corresponding securing system that, upon detection of an intrusion, neutralizes the value documents and delivers in real time over a communication network an alert message containing at least the value document identification numbers to authorities and/or ATMs or carrier, and prevents any transaction based on said neutralized value documents via said ATMs.
The invention relates to a method, and a corresponding system, capable to check whether genuine SERS or SERRS taggants having a unique characteristic surface enhancement scattering feature are present or not on a machine-readable marking applied on a value document by using a Raman spectrometer adapted to perform a Raman Spectroscopy analysis of the marking. The method according to the invention allows a reliable and fast detection of a presence of the SERS/SERRS taggants, and is particularly suitable for checking authenticity of value documents, e.g. such as banknotes, moving with respect to the Raman spectrometer with a given speed, and possibly with a high speed, or briefly exposed to the Raman spectrometer.
SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR ARTICLES COMPRISING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides security documents and decorative articles comprising one or more optical effect layers (OELs) and methods for producing said OELs, said OELs comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles in an at least partially cured coating layer (x10) and exhibiting an eye-catching optical effect thus allowing an observer to easily authenticate said OELs upon titling at viewing/observation angles between about −45° and about +45°.
SECURITY MARKING, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR READING THE SECURITY MARKING, SECURITY DOCUMENT MARKED WITH THE SECURITY MARKING, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING SAID SECURITY DOCUMENT
The invention relates to a security marking (100), a method and a device for reading and decoding the security marking (100), a security document (150) marked with the security marking (100), and a method and a system for verifying and authenticating said security document (150). The security marking (100) comprises a machine readable marking (130) overlapping with a magnetically induced layer (120) of a material including magnetically oriented reflective platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles with two zones (120a) and (120b) of distinct orientations of the particles. The encoded data on the machine readable marking (130) being decodable only after the data separately read from the two zones (120a) and (120b) are gathered.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
The present invention relates to the field of methods for producing eye-catching overt security features exhibiting colorshifting properties as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles as well as decorative purposes. In particular, the overt security feature exhibits comprises a) a substrate (x10), a color constant layer (x20) comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles and an optically variable layer (x30) comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer (CLCP) reflecting light in the visible spectrum range, wherein the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles of the color constant layer (x20) have substantially a same elevation angle α.
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
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METHODS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES AND EXHIBITING ONE OR MORE INDICIA
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
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A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR SERIALIZATION OF ITEMS, AND RECOVERING DATA FROM SERIALIZED ITEMS
A method for serialization of items, comprising encrypting a serial number of each item using an encryption key k to obtain unique serial numbers and marking the unique serial numbers on the items. The unique serial numbers having a length L are included into a string of symbols having a length L′, with L′ larger than L, and marked on the items. A corresponding method for recovering a unique code and corresponding serial number from a string of symbols marked on an item, as well as corresponding serialization and recovering systems are disclosed.
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
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TWO-DIMENSIONAL BARCODE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING DATA INTO SAID TWO-DIMENSIONAL BARCODE, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AND DECODING SAID TWO-DIMENSIONAL BARCODE
The invention relates to a 2D barcode comprising barcode elements, made up of elementary 2D color modules and of which encoded data are split into a plurality of 2D data blocks made of chunks, each element including a 2D alignment pattern AP of which modules have colors representative of a color palette, a configurable error-correcting code and a locator including an orientation pattern and encoded locator data indicating a size of said barcode element BE, a size of said element, a size of the data blocks DBs of said barcode element, the number of colors of the corresponding color palette, and a level of error correction of the error-correcting code.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
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SECURITY ELEMENT, CORRESPONDING ENGRAVED INTAGLIO PRINTING PLATE, AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING, DECODING AND AUTHENTICATING SECURITY MARKING OF SAID SECURITY ELEMENT
The invention relates to a security marking printed via intaglio process, corresponding engraved intaglio printing plate, and methods and devices for producing, encoding/decoding and authenticating said security marking. The security marking comprising multitone 2D intaglio patterns of intaglio modules containing encoded data according to specific encoding symbols, the decoding of which, together with measured tone values for tiny shifts around their positions at decoding stage on a digital image of said intaglio patterns in correlation with said symbols, provides a robust and precise estimation of a register error between modules of distinct tones, thus allowing to easily detect any fake marking obtained via offset printing, even with a smartphone.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
The present invention relates to the technical field of the transfer of data, such as, for example, between Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Particularly, the invention relates to the technical field of the transfer of data between a first and a second communication devices in an untrusted environment.
H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
G06Q 20/36 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
G06Q 20/32 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices using wireless devices
G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
H04L 67/06 - Protocols specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides magnetic assemblies and methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) on a substrate, said method comprising a step of exposing a coating composition comprising platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to the magnetic field of the magnetic assembly so as to bi-axially orient at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles.
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
The present invention relates to the technical field of optical detection of the authenticity or non-authenticity of visual items. Particularly, the invention relates to the technical field of respectively encryption methods and authentication methods of a digital representation of a visual item using respectively an encryption device and an authentication device.
The present invention relates to the field of protecting value documents and value commercial goods against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable particles and comprising a motif made of at least two areas made of a single applied and cured layer, said motif being obtained by using a selective curing performed by irradiation with an actinic radiation LED source (x41) comprising an array of individually addressable actinic radiation emitters.
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
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PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DICHROIC SECURITY FEATURES FOR SECURING VALUE DOCUMENTS
The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a security feature for securing a value document, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in Incident light. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps: a) printing a specific UV-Vis radiation curable ink on a transparent or partially transparent region of a substrate of a value document; b) heating the ink layer obtained at step a) at a temperature of about 55° C. to about 100° C. for at least one second so that the ink layer exhibits a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light; and c) UV-Vis curing the ink layer obtained at step b) to form the security feature. The manufacturing process according to the present invention enables the expedient production of security features exhibiting a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light and is particularly useful for industrial printing of value documents.
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
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
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
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METHODS FOR PRODUCING OVERT SECURITY FEATURES EXHIBITING ONE OR MORE INDICIA
The present invention relates to the field of methods for producing eye-catching overt security features exhibiting one or more indicia as anti-counterfeit means on value documents or articles as well as decorative purposes. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing security features that can be easily, directly and unambiguously authenticated by the human without any external device or tool, wherein said security features comprised a cured ink and one or more cured indicia, said ink comprising cured cationically curable compounds or cured hybrid curable compounds and silver nanoplatelets.
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
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing security features on substrates, in particular on security documents or articles as well as security features made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides UV-Vis radiation cationically curable security inks and UV-Vis radiation curable hybrid security inks comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers based on perfluoropolyethers.
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
The present invention proposes a thermal inkjet printhead, as well as a printing assembly and printing apparatus comprising the same. The thermal inkjet printhead of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a nozzle layer, including a plurality of nozzles formed therethrough; a plurality of ink ejection chambers corresponding to the plurality of nozzles; a plurality of heater resistors formed on the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of ink ejection chambers, each of the heater resistors being located in a different one of the ink ejection chambers so that ink drop ejection through each of the nozzles is caused by heating of one of the heater resistors that is located in the corresponding ink ejection chamber; a plurality of separated cavitation islands formed on and corresponding to the plurality of heater resistors, each of the cavitation islands covering a different one of the heater resistors; and a dielectric layer interposed between the heater resistors and the cavitation islands. Using the present invention can help to enhance and substantially improve the printhead reliability, increasing in turn the yield of the manufacturing process.
The present invention provides a method for determining the authenticity of a petroleum hydrocarbon allegedly comprising at least one specific chemical marker, as well as a method for determining adulteration of a petroleum hydrocarbon marked with at least one specific chemical marker. The methods claimed and described herein rely upon the use of specific chemical markers in combination with laser ionization at a wavelength of between about 300 nm and about 370 nm coupled with ion mobility spectrometry or with mass spectrometry.
The present technology relates to the field of ink-jet printing. The present technology provides a print head comprising a filter (12) disposed between an ink reservoir (10) and a standpipe (11), the filter (12) being configured to filter out unwanted substances before ink (25) from the ink reservoir (10) enters the standpipe (11); and the standpipe (11) configured to receive ink (25) from the ink reservoir (10) through the filter (12), wherein the standpipe (11) comprises an object (28, 29) disposed therein configured to impede gas bubble growth by directing a flow of the received ink (25) incident on the object (28, 29) through one or more passages in the object (28, 29).
The present technology relates to the field of ink-jet printing. The present technology provides a print head comprising a filter (12) disposed between an ink reservoir (10) and a standpipe (11), the filter (12) being configured to filter out unwanted substances before ink (25) from the ink reservoir (10) enters the standpipe (11); and the standpipe (11) configured to receive ink (25) from the ink reservoir (10) through the filter (12), wherein the standpipe (11) comprises an object (28, 29) disposed therein configured to impede gas bubble growth by directing a flow of the received ink (25) incident on the object (28, 29) through one or more passages in the object (28, 29).
The present invention relates to the field of inkjet printing technology. The cartridges, whose ink reservoir is in communication with the external environment through a venting hole, are subject to ink leakage when the external pressure changes significantly after ink filling. The present invention provides a cartridge (37) comprising: a cartridge body (4); a cartridge lid (15); and a soft member (101) between the cartridge lid (15) and the opening (38) of the cartridge body (4), when the cartridge lid (15) is mounted to the cartridge body (4), the ribs (23) on the cartridge lid (15) abut against the soft member (101) so that a sealing contact is formed therebetween to form an expansion space (25) able to contain all or most of the ink displaced from the ink reservoir. The present invention also provides an ink jet print head and an ink jet printer.
The present invention relates to the field of inkjet printing technology. The cartridges, whose ink reservoir is in communication with the external environment through a venting hole, are subject to ink leakage when the external pressure changes significantly after ink filling. The present invention provides a cartridge (37) comprising: a cartridge body (4); a cartridge lid (15); and a soft member (101) between the cartridge lid (15) and the opening (38) of the cartridge body (4), when the cartridge lid (15) is mounted to the cartridge body (4), the ribs (23) on the cartridge lid (15) abut against the soft member (101) so that a sealing contact is formed therebetween to form an expansion space (25) able to contain all or most of the ink displaced from the ink reservoir. The present invention also provides an ink jet print head and an ink jet printer.
The present invention relates to the technical field of the validation and the authentication of a digital data, such as, for example, a digital document. Particularly, the invention relates to the technical field of the validation of a digital content of a digital message, such as an operation certified by an entity allowing a controller to execute said operation.
H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING A DIGITAL CONTENT
The present invention relates to the technical field of the validation and the authentication of a digital data, such as, for example, a digital document. Particularly, the invention relates to the technical field of the validation of a digital content of a digital message, such as an operation certified by an entity allowing a controller to execute said operation.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
The present invention provides a photoluminescent security ink for continuous ink-jet printing, wherein said ink has a viscosity of about 1.5 mPas to about 6 mPas at 25 °C, and comprises: a) from about 4 wt-% to about 6 wt-% of uncapped NaX1-y-zF4YbyZz nanoparticles; b) from about 1.5 wt-% to about 10 wt-% of a dispersing agent; c) from about 80 wt-% to about 90 wt-% of an organic solvent; and d) from about 0.1 wt-% to about 1 wt-% of a conductive salt, as well as a process for producing said ink, and a process for manufacturing a photoluminescent security feature on an article, or a value document, with said ink.
The present invention relates to the field of methods for producing eye-catching overt security features exhibiting one or more indicia as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles as well as decorative purposes. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing security features that can be easily, directly and unambiguously authenticated by the human without any external device or tool, wherein said security features comprised a cured UV-Vis radiation cation ically or hybrid curable coating composition and cured one or more indicia, said composition comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers based on perfluoropolyethers.
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
The present invention relates to the field of UV-LED radically curable inks for offset printing of security documents. In particular, the invention relates to UV-LED radically curable offset printing inks for offset printing on a substrate or security document, said UV-LED radically curable inks having a viscosity in the range of about 2.5 to about 25 Pa s at 40° C. and 1000 s−1 and comprising radically curable (meth)acrylate compounds, one or more photoinitiators of formula (I), one or more amino containing compounds selected from the group consisting of aminobenzoate compounds, amine modified polyether based acrylates and combinations thereof, and one or more fillers and/or extenders.
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
C09D 11/107 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof
C09D 11/12 - Printing inks based on waxes or bitumen
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
1-y-zyzz nanoparticles; b) from about 1.5 wt-% to about 10 wt-% of a dispersing agent; c) from about 80 wt-% to about 90 wt-% of an organic solvent; and d) from about 0.1 wt-% to about 1 wt-% of a conductive salt, as well as a process for producing said ink, and a process for manufacturing a photoluminescent security feature on an article, or a value document, with said ink.
The present invention relates to the field of methods for producing eye-catching overt security features exhibiting one or more indicia as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles as well as decorative purposes. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing security features that can be easily, directly and unambiguously authenticated by the human without any external device or tool, wherein said security features comprised a cured UV-Vis radiation cation ically or hybrid curable coating composition and cured one or more indicia, said composition comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers based on perfluoropolyethers.
C09C 1/00 - Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers ; Preparation of carbon black
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
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
The present invention relates to a method of marking a petroleum hydrocarbon by adding to and uniformly mixing with said petroleum hydrocarbon a chemical marker of general formula (I)
The present invention relates to a method of marking a petroleum hydrocarbon by adding to and uniformly mixing with said petroleum hydrocarbon a chemical marker of general formula (I)
The present invention relates to a method of marking a petroleum hydrocarbon by adding to and uniformly mixing with said petroleum hydrocarbon a chemical marker of general formula (I)
wherein two of the residues R1-R10 are independently of each other selected from C1-C4-alkoxy, and eight of the residues R1-R10 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl, as well as to a composition of a petroleum hydrocarbon comprising a petroleum hydrocarbon and at is least one chemical marker of general formula (I). The presence and concentration of the chemical marker of general formula (I) in the composition of the petroleum hydrocarbon can be advantageously determined by laser ionization coupled with mass spectrometry or by laser ionization coupled with ion mobility spectrometry.
C10M 171/00 - Lubricating compositions characterised by purely physical criteria, e.g. containing as base-material, thickener or additive, ingredients which are characterised exclusively by their numerically specified physical properties, i.e. containing ingredien
The invention relates to a method and device for detecting and decoding a two-dimensional encoded pattern, e.g. of the Robust Encoding Pattern type (REP), even in case the pattern is applied on a non-uniform colored background of a surface of a substrate. The operations for decoding such an encoded pattern involve detecting the states of its symbols through a test pattern, checking that local differences between parameter values of the elements of the symbols are consistent with an allowed representation of the test pattern to assign via a one-to-one mapping the states of the symbols of the test pattern to the corresponding symbols of the encoded pattern, and decoding the encoded pattern based on the assigned representation of its symbols.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
42.
ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURABLE WATER-BASED INKJET INKS AND PRINTHEADS
The present application is related to an active energy ray radically curable inkjet printing ink comprising water, a radically curable di(meth)acrylate monomer, a radically curable (meth)acrylate compound, a photoinitiator of formula (I): wherein X+ is Na+ or Li+, preferably Na+, and one or more co-initiator. The application also relates to a printed feature consisting of a cured ink layer, a document comprising said printed feature, a thermal inkjet printhead comprising said ink and a process for printing a feature made of said ink on a substrate.
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
C09D 11/38 - Inkjet printing inks characterised by non-macromolecular additives other than solvents, pigments or dyes
43.
ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURABLE WATER-BASED INKJET INKS AND PRINTHEADS
The present application is related to an active energy ray radically curable inkjet printing ink comprising water, a radically curable di(meth)acrylate monomer, a radically curable (meth)acrylate compound, a photoinitiator of formula (I): wherein X+ is Na+ or Li+, preferably Na+, and one or more co-initiator. The application also relates to a printed feature consisting of a cured ink layer, a document comprising said printed feature, a thermal inkjet printhead comprising said ink and a process for printing a feature made of said ink on a substrate.
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
C09D 11/38 - Inkjet printing inks characterised by non-macromolecular additives other than solvents, pigments or dyes
B41J 2/00 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
44.
MAGNETIC ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING ORIENTED NON-SPHERICAL MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES
The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
G02F 1/00 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
45.
OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides security documents and decorative articles comprising one or more optical effect layers (OELs) and methods for producing said OELs, said OELs comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles in an at least partially cured coating layer (x40)
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
46.
HYBRID UV-LED RADIATION CURABLE PROTECTIVE VARNISHES FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS
The present invention relates to the technical field of varnishes for protecting security documents, such as banknotes, against premature detrimental influence of soil and/or moisture upon use and time. In particular, the present invention provides a hybrid UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish comprising: a) from about 60 wt-% to about 85 wt-% of either a cycloaliphatic epoxide, or a mixture of a cycloaliphatic epoxide and one or more cationically curable monomers other than the cycloaliphatic epoxide; b) from about 3 wt-% to about 15 wt-% of one or more radically curable monomers and/or oligomers; c) from about 1 wt-% to about 6 wt-% of a diaryl iodonium salt; d) from about 0.5 wt-% to about 3 wt-% of a free radical photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of alpha-hydroxyketones, alpha-alkoxyketones, benzyl diketals, benzoin ethers, phosphine oxides, phenylglyoxylates, and mixtures thereof; e) from about 0.01 wt-% to about 5 wt-% of a non-ionic surfactant; and f) a photosensitizer of general formula (I) wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the hybrid UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish.
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
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides security documents and decorative articles comprising one or more optical effect layers (OELs) and methods for producing said OELs, said OELs comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles in an at least partially cured coating layer (x40)
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
48.
HYBRID UV-LED RADIATION CURABLE PROTECTIVE VARNISHES FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS
The present invention relates to the technical field of varnishes for protecting security documents, such as banknotes, against premature detrimental influence of soil and/or moisture upon use and time. In particular, the present invention provides a hybrid UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish comprising: a) from about 60 wt-% to about 85 wt-% of either a cycloaliphatic epoxide, or a mixture of a cycloaliphatic epoxide and one or more cationically curable monomers other than the cycloaliphatic epoxide; b) from about 3 wt-% to about 15 wt-% of one or more radically curable monomers and/or oligomers; c) from about 1 wt-% to about 6 wt-% of a diaryl iodonium salt; d) from about 0.5 wt-% to about 3 wt-% of a free radical photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of alpha-hydroxyketones, alpha-alkoxyketones, benzyl diketals, benzoin ethers, phosphine oxides, phenylglyoxylates, and mixtures thereof; e) from about 0.01 wt-% to about 5 wt-% of a non-ionic surfactant; and f) a photosensitizer of general formula (I) wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the hybrid UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish.
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
C09D 5/00 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced; Filling pastes
The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B41F 13/193 - Transfer cylinders; Offset cylinders
50.
METHODS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES AND EXHIBITING ONE OR MORE INDICIA
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non- spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
The invention protects a content of a digital or physical document against forgery. It allows automatic detection of any modification in an arrangement of graphical symbols (e.g. a text) provided on a support (e.g. printed or displayed) with respect to an original arrangement by providing on the support reproducible verifiable data including a verification barcode, while eliminating redundancy between data inside the barcode and the graphical symbols, and resolving the problem of the size of the barcode when the size of the data for these graphical symbols is large.
G06F 21/16 - Program or content traceability, e.g. by watermarking
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
G07D 7/004 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip
52.
CATIONIC UV-LED RADIATION CURABLE PROTECTIVE VARNISHES FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS
The present invention relates to the technical field of varnishes for protecting security documents, such as banknotes, against premature detrimental influence of soil and/or moisture upon use and time. In particular, the present invention provides a cationic UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish comprising: a) from about 65 wt-% to about 90 wt-% of either a cycloaliphatic epoxide, or a mixture of a cycloaliphatic epoxide and one or more cationically curable monomers other than the cycloaliphatic epoxide; b) from about 1 wt-% to about 10 wt-% of a diaryl iodonium salt; c) from about 0.01 wt-% to about 5 wt-% of a non-ionic surfactant; and d) a photosensitizer of general formula (I), wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the cationic UV-LED curable protective varnish, and a process for coating a security document with said cationic UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish.
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
The present invention relates to the technical field of varnishes for protecting security documents, such as banknotes, against premature detrimental influence of soil and/or moisture upon use and time. In particular, the present invention provides a cationic UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish comprising: a) from about 65 wt-% to about 90 wt-% of either a cycloaliphatic epoxide, or a mixture of a cycloaliphatic epoxide and one or more cationically curable monomers other than the cycloaliphatic epoxide; b) from about 1 wt-% to about 10 wt-% of a diaryl iodonium salt; c) from about 0.01 wt-% to about 5 wt-% of a non-ionic surfactant; and d) a photosensitizer of general formula (I), wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the cationic UV-LED curable protective varnish, and a process for coating a security document with said cationic UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish.
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
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non- spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing security features on substrates, in particular on security documents or articles as well as security features made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides UV-Vis radiation radically curable security inks comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers selected from fluoro compounds.
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
C09D 11/107 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
The present invention relates to the field of ink-jet printing technology. The present invention provides an ink-jet printer (1) for printing on cards comprising: a printer frame comprising a base frame (2); a support carriage (5) mounted on the base frame (2) for supporting a card (19) to be printed; a printing station (9) mounted to the printer frame for ink-jet printing on the top surface of the card (19), the printing station (9) comprising at least one print head (11); and an ion generator (30) mounted to the printer frame for emitting charged ions which can be sent to the top surface of the card (19).
B42D 25/00 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
B41J 5/32 - Character or syllable selection controlled by recorded information characterised by form of recorded information by printed, embossed, or photographic records, e.g. cards, sheets
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 13/12 - Sheet holders, retainers, or stationary guides specially adapted for cards, envelopes, or the like
B65D 5/42 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper - Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
The present invention relates to the field of ink-jet printing technology. The present invention provides an ink-jet printer (1) for printing on cards comprising: a printer frame comprising a base frame (2); a support carriage (5) mounted on the base frame (2) for supporting a card (19) to be printed; a printing station (9) mounted to the printer frame for ink-jet printing on the top surface of the card (19), the printing station (9) comprising at least one print head (11); and an ion generator (30) mounted to the printer frame for emitting charged ions which can be sent to the top surface of the card (19).
B41J 5/32 - Character or syllable selection controlled by recorded information characterised by form of recorded information by printed, embossed, or photographic records, e.g. cards, sheets
B65D 5/42 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper - Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
B41J 13/12 - Sheet holders, retainers, or stationary guides specially adapted for cards, envelopes, or the like
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B42D 25/00 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
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METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY TAGS
The present invention relates to the field of methods of manufacturing of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) tags. The manufacturing method according to the present invention is reproducible and versatile and enables the production in an expedient manner of high quantities of SERS tags characterized by a narrow size distribution and a high ratio of low-number aggregates. SERS tags manufactured by the inventive manufacturing method described herein provide increased ensemble SERS responses.
B01J 13/00 - Colloid chemistry, e.g. the production of colloidal materials or their solutions, not otherwise provided for; Making microcapsules or microballoons
The present invention relates to the field of security documents and their protection against counterfeit and illegal reproduction and relates to the field of intaglio printing processes for the printing of said security documents. In particular, the present invention relates to radiation curable intaglio inks suitable for intaglio printing a pattern or image, wherein said intaglio printing comprises wiping off ink excess with a polymeric wiping cylinder and cleaning said cylinder with an alkaline aqueous wiping solution, The disclosed radiation curable intaglio inks comprise one or more radiation curable compounds, wherein at least one of said one or more radiation curable compounds is a fatty acid polyester (meth)acrylate oligomer; one or more photoinitiators; and a high molecular weight acid modified alkyd surfactant and/or an alkylarene sulfonic acid surfactant; one or more fillers or extenders.
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
C09D 11/107 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
The present invention relates to the field of inkjet printing technology. The cartridges, whose ink reservoir is in communication with the external environment through a venting hole, are subject to ink leakage when the external pressure changes significantly with respect to the external pressure after ink filling, in particular due to possible air bubbles trapped in the in the ink reservoir. The present invention provides a cartridge lid (15) with an expansion space (25) formed between an outer lid member (40) and an inner lid member (27). The expansion space (25) is in communication with external environment through the venting hole (17) and has an inlet (26) through which ink is able to flow into the expansion space (25). The present invention also provides a cartridge, an ink jet print head and an inkjet printer.
b2. The variable protective coating thickness on the surface of the security document provides the inventive security document with an increased resistance against physical and chemical attacks from the environment, while maintaining the mechanical resistance properties required for such security documents.
B42D 25/351 - Translucent or partly translucent parts, e.g. windows
G02B 1/14 - Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings
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
C09D 11/102 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds
The present invention relates to the field of inkjet printing technology. The cartridges, whose ink reservoir is in communication with the external environment through a venting hole, are subject to ink leakage when the external pressure changes significantly with respect to the external pressure after ink filling, in particular due to possible air bubbles trapped in the in the ink reservoir. The present invention provides a cartridge lid (15) with an expansion space (25) formed between an outer lid member (40) and an inner lid member (27). The expansion space (25) is in communication with external environment through the venting hole (17) and has an inlet (26) through which ink is able to flow into the expansion space (25). The present invention also provides a cartridge, an ink jet print head and an inkjet printer.
The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing machine readable security features on substrate, security documents or articles as well as machine readable security feature made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a machine readable security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides security inks comprising one or more IR absorbing materials wherein said security ink allows the production of a machine readable security feature having the following optical properties: a lightness L* equal to or higher than about 80, a chroma C* smaller than or equal to about 15 and a reflectance at 900 nm smaller than or equal to about 60%.
B42D 25/21 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for multiple purposes
B42D 25/382 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting infrared light
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
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
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
The invention relates to a method and corresponding system for controlling, via secured transfers of tokens, operations of a plurality of interconnected devices having each a hardware trusted execution environment (TEE) and a controller, wherein each controller owns tokens attributed by a supervisor server and the TEE of each device is adapted to respond to a validation challenge via a zero- knowledge proof (ZKP) protocol, and generate and validate a single use ownership digital signature and its corresponding ownership signature validation challenge. The tokens can be transferred from one interconnected device to another in an online manner via a server or an offline manner via direct communication between the devices.
G06F 21/33 - User authentication using certificates
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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METHOD AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SECURE EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS BY INTERCONNECTED DEVICES
The invention relates to a method and corresponding system for controlling, via secured transfers of tokens, operations of a plurality of interconnected devices having each a hardware trusted execution environment (TEE) and a controller, wherein each controller owns tokens attributed by a supervisor server and the TEE of each device is adapted to respond to a validation challenge via a zero- knowledge proof (ZKP) protocol, and generate and validate a single use ownership digital signature and its corresponding ownership signature validation challenge. The tokens can be transferred from one interconnected device to another in an online manner via a server or an offline manner via direct communication between the devices.
G06F 21/33 - User authentication using certificates
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
66.
Method for authenticating a magnetically induced mark with a portable device
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
The invention allows using a commodity hardware (e.g. a smartphone, a tablet, a computer . . . ) to automatically establish a high level of assurance authentication and identification of any government-issued identity document of a user (e.g. identity card, driving license, passport . . . ) and link that to digital identity counterpart. Moreover, the invention allows personalizing a material-based security feature provided of said government-issued identity document to create a link between the identity document and its data content that can be read by such a commodity hardware and serves as reliable credential for accessing a service once the material-based security feature has been authenticated via the commodity hardware and a signature of the identity data of the user has been authenticated by a server of an authority.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is an ammonium cation of general formula +NH2RCRD, wherein the residue RC is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and the residue RD is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group.
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
69.
UV-VIS RADIATION CURABLE SECURITY INKS FOR PRODUCING DICHROIC SECURITY FEATURES
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4 alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, Cs+ and Rb+.
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
70.
UV-VIS RADIATION CURABLE SECURITY INKS FOR PRODUCING DICHROIC SECURITY FEATURES
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA244alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB14244alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, Cs+and Rb+.
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
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
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA244alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB142422RCRD2414244alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group.
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
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
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
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
72.
MAGNETIC ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING ORIENTED NON-SPHERICAL MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES
The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides processes for magnetically transferring one or more indicia into a not yet hardened coating layer made of a coating composition including platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles so as to produce optical effect layers (OELs) as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
B44F 1/08 - Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects characterised by colour effects
74.
MAGNETIC ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING ORIENTED NON-SPHERICAL OBLATE MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES
The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical oblate magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
The present invention provides an elastomeric glue with a good chemical resistance against solvent based inks, and a method for preparing the elastomeric glue. The elastomeric glue is used inside of an inkjet printhead as a hydraulic glue, and capable of tightly bonding the chip to hydraulic part of the reservoir of the cartridge body and the plugs to the reservoir of the inkjet printhead. Accordingly, the inkjet printhead with the elastomeric glue of the present invention is resistant to both traditional solvent based inks and UV curable inks, and is capable of being printed on porous and not porous surfaces.
C08L 51/00 - Compositions of graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
C09J 115/00 - Adhesives based on rubber derivatives
C08L 9/00 - Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of conjugated diene hydrocarbons
C08L 13/00 - Compositions of rubbers containing carboxyl groups
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
38 - Telecommunications services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Computer software for detecting counterfeits and verifying
the authenticity of goods, documents, product packaging,
digitally produced images and labels; computer software for
organizing and presenting data relating to branded goods,
product packaging, product labels, verifying the control
chain, identifying and using markers. Commercial risk assessment services, namely, risk analysis
with respect to product supply chains, namely, distribution
and supply chains of raw materials and finished products, to
combat counterfeiting, misappropriation and alteration of
goods; business management consultancy; commercial analysis
of revenue lost due to counterfeiting, misappropriation and
alteration of goods; data automation and collection
services, namely, using proprietary software to assess,
analyze and collect data; private investigation services,
namely, compiling proof of control chains for the purpose of
fighting counterfeiting, misappropriation and alteration of
goods. Providing access to online databases in the field of the
authentication and inventory management of goods, such as
goods in the pharmaceutical, health, alcohol, consumer
goods, industrial, agrochemical, luxury goods and tobacco
sectors; transmitting data and information via the Internet
concerning the monitoring and inventory management of goods,
such as goods in the pharmaceutical, health, alcohol,
consumer goods, industrial, agrochemical, luxury goods and
tobacco sectors. Quality control services for certification purposes relating
to the authentication of goods in the pharmaceutical,
health, alcohol, consumer goods, industrial, agrochemical,
luxury goods and tobacco sectors; designing, implementing
and managing control chain and authentication programs and
excise debt collection services. Private investigations and related advice linked to
counterfeiting, misappropriation of goods, brand degradation
and liability claims; legal advisory services, namely, legal
advisory services in the fields of authentication and
tracking of goods and documents, and brand control and
protection, against counterfeiting, alteration and
misappropriation of goods and for ensuring the integrity of
authentic goods and documents.
77.
SOLVENT RESISTANT ELASTOMERIC GLUE FOR INK JET PRINTHEAD
The present invention provides an elastomeric glue with a good chemical resistance against solvent based inks, and a method for preparing the elastomeric glue. The elastomeric glue is used inside of an inkjet printhead as a hydraulic glue, and capable of tightly bonding the chip to hydraulic part of the reservoir of the cartridge body and the plugs to the reservoir of the inkjet printhead. Accordingly, the inkjet printhead with the elastomeric glue of the present invention is resistant to both traditional solvent based inks and UV curable inks, and is capable of being printed on porous and not porous surfaces.
C08L 51/00 - Compositions of graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
C09J 115/00 - Adhesives based on rubber derivatives
The present invention relates to the field of protecting value documents and value commercial goods against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable particles and comprising a motif made of at least two areas made of a single applied and cured layer, said motif being obtained by using a selective curing performed by irradiation with an actinic radiation LED source (x41) comprising an array of individually addressable actinic radiation emitters.
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
79.
SECURITY MARKING, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR READING THE SECURITY MARKING, SECURITY DOCUMENT MARKED WITH THE SECURITY MARKING, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING SAID SECURITY DOCUMEN T
The invention relates to a security marking (100), a method and a device for reading and decoding the security marking (100), a security document (150) marked with the security marking (100), and a method and a system for verifying and authenticating said security document (150). The security marking (100) comprises a machine readable marking (130) overlapping with a magnetically induced layer (120) of a material including magnetically oriented reflective platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles with two zones (120a) and (120b) of distinct orientations of the particles. The encoded data on the machine readable marking (130) being decodable only after the data separately read from the two zones (120a) and (120b) are gathered.
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
80.
SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR ARTICLES COMPRISING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides security documents and decorative articles comprising one or more optical effect layers (OELs) and methods for producing said OELs, said OELs comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles in an at least partially cured coating layer (x10) and exhibiting an eye-catching optical effect thus allowing an observer to easily authenticate said OELs upon titling at viewing/observation angles between about -45° and about +45°.
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
81.
SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR ARTICLES COMPRISING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides security documents and decorative articles comprising one or more optical effect layers (OELs) and methods for producing said OELs, said OELs comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles in an at least partially cured coating layer (x10) and exhibiting an eye-catching optical effect thus allowing an observer to easily authenticate said OELs upon titling at viewing/observation angles between about -45° and about +45°.
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
82.
SECURITY MARKING, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR READING THE SECURITY MARKING, SECURITY DOCUMENT MARKED WITH THE SECURITY MARKING, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING SAID SECURITY DOCUMENT
The invention relates to a security marking (100), a method and a device for reading and decoding the security marking (100), a security document (150) marked with the security marking (100), and a method and a system for verifying and authenticating said security document (150). The security marking (100) comprises a machine readable marking (130) overlapping with a magnetically induced layer (120) of a material including magnetically oriented reflective platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles with two zones (120a) and (120b) of distinct orientations of the particles. The encoded data on the machine readable marking (130) being decodable only after the data separately read from the two zones (120a) and (120b) are gathered.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
38 - Telecommunications services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Downloadable computer software for detecting counterfeits and verifying the authenticity of goods, documents, product packaging, digitally produced images and labels; downloadable computer software for organizing and presenting data relating to branded goods, product packaging, product labels, verifying the control chain, identifying and using markers Business risk assessment services, namely, risk analysis with respect to product supply chains, namely, distribution and supply chains of raw materials and finished products, to combat counterfeiting, misappropriation and alteration of goods; business management consultancy; business data analysis, namely, commercial analysis of revenue lost due to counterfeiting, misappropriation and alteration of goods; data automation and collection services using proprietary software to assess, analyze and collect data; private investigation services, namely, business investigations comprised of compiling proof of control chains for the purpose of fighting counterfeiting, misappropriation and alteration of goods Providing access to online databases in the field of the authentication and inventory management of goods, such as goods in the pharmaceutical, health, alcohol, consumer goods, industrial, agrochemical, luxury goods and tobacco sectors; internet service provider services, namely, transmitting data and information via the Internet concerning global computer network data in the field of monitoring and inventory management of goods, such as goods in the pharmaceutical, health, alcohol, consumer goods, industrial, agrochemical, luxury goods and tobacco sectors Quality control services for certification purposes relating to the authentication of goods in the pharmaceutical, health, alcohol, consumer goods, industrial, agrochemical, luxury goods and tobacco sectors; designing, implementation, and management of software and technology solutions for use in control chain and authentication programs and excise debt collection services Private investigations and related advice linked to counterfeiting, misappropriation of goods, brand degradation and liability claims; legal advisory services, namely, legal advisory services in the fields of authentication and tracking of goods and documents, and brand control and protection, against counterfeiting, alteration and misappropriation of goods and for ensuring the integrity of authentic goods and documents
84.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND AUTHENTICATING A TAGGANT IN A MARKING VIA SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
The invention relates to a method, and a corresponding system, capable to check whether genuine SERS or SERRS taggants having a unique characteristic surface enhancement scattering feature are present or not on a machine-readable marking applied on a value document by using a Raman spectrometer adapted to perform a Raman Spectroscopy analysis of the marking. The method according to the invention allows a reliable and fast detection of a presence of the SERS/SERRS taggants, and is particularly suitable for checking authenticity of value documents, e.g. such as banknotes, moving with respect to the Raman spectrometer with a given speed, and possibly with a high speed, or briefly exposed to the Raman spectrometer.
The invention relates to a method, and a corresponding system, capable to check whether genuine SERS or SERRS taggants having a unique characteristic surface enhancement scattering feature are present or not on a machine-readable marking applied on a value document by using a Raman spectrometer adapted to perform a Raman Spectroscopy analysis of the marking. The method according to the invention allows a reliable and fast detection of a presence of the SERS/SERRS taggants, and is particularly suitable for checking authenticity of value documents, e.g. such as banknotes, moving with respect to the Raman spectrometer with a given speed, and possibly with a high speed, or briefly exposed to the Raman spectrometer.
A method for serialization of items, comprising encrypting a serial number of each item using an encryption key k to obtain unique serial numbers and marking the unique serial numbers on the items. The unique serial numbers having a length L are included into a string of symbols having a length L', with L' larger than L, and marked on the items. A corresponding method for recovering a unique code and corresponding serial number from a string of symbols marked on an item, as well as corresponding serialization and recovering systems are disclosed.
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
87.
SECURE CONTAINER FOR STORING OR TRANSPORTING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF VALUE DOCUMENTS
The invention relates to a secure container for storing value documents, e.g. banknotes, having respective value document identification numbers marked thereon, and a corresponding securing system that, upon detection of an intrusion, neutralizes the value documents and delivers in real time over a communication network an alert message containing at least the value document identification numbers to authorities and/or ATMs or carrier, and prevents any transaction based on said neutralized value documents via said ATMs.
The invention relates to a secure container for storing value documents, e.g. banknotes, having respective value document identification numbers marked thereon, and a corresponding securing system that, upon detection of an intrusion, neutralizes the value documents and delivers in real time over a communication network an alert message containing at least the value document identification numbers to authorities and/or ATMs or carrier, and prevents any transaction based on said neutralized value documents via said ATMs.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Printing inks, security inks, copying inks, colors for all
types of graphic printing techniques; varnishes and
lacquers for printing; preparations for security marks or
for visible and invisible markings as well as coatings, all
made of the aforesaid materials. Electronic or electrically operated equipment for producing,
reading and/or for recording security layers and markings or
markings created by printing or otherwise created on
banknotes. Design and development of software solutions and security
technology for sorting, detecting and validating banknotes. Providing advice on security, in particular professional
advice as regards security elements used for authentication
and identification of banknotes; security services, namely,
services for testing the integrity and control of banknotes
in real time, in particular for detecting the falsification
or handling of banknotes and for ensuring their
authenticity.
90.
METHODS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
91.
METHODS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Commercial administration for industrial research, design
and development services for software in the field of
digital security. Teaching and training services relating to technology and
industrial research. Scientific and technological services as well as research
and design services relating thereto; industrial analysis
and research services; design and development of software. Providing information and advice and consultant services
with respect to security services for protection of property
and individuals.
93.
Multi-chip module (MCM) assembly and a printing bar
A multi-chip module (MCM) assembly comprising: a graphite substrate comprising a plurality of silicon chips directly attached to the graphite substrate, and a Printed Wiring Board (PWB) attached to the graphite substrate by means of a solvent-resistant adhesive glue and provided with openings surrounding outer profiles of the silicon chips. A printing bar comprising a plurality of the MCM assemblies is also disclosed.
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides magnetic assemblies and methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) on a substrate, said method comprising a step of exposing a coating composition comprising platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to the magnetic field of the magnetic assembly so as to bi-axially orient at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles.
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
95.
OPTICAL SECURITY ELEMENTS, MARKED OBJECT, METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING AN OBJECT AND USE OF OPTICAL SECURITY ELEMENTS FOR AUTHENTICATING OR SECURING AGAINST COUNTERFEITING
An optical security element made of a refractive transparent or partially transparent optical material and comprising an optical assembly of a caustic layer having a light-redirecting surface with a relief pattern of given depth and a focal length fC and an adjacent lens element of focal length fL configured to redirect incident light received from a point-like light source through it and to form a projected image containing a caustic pattern directly on a retina of an observer. A marked object, as well as a method of visually authenticating an object, and use of optical security elements for authenticating or securing against counterfeiting are also disclosed.
B42D 25/21 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for multiple purposes
96.
MAGNETIC ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING ORIENTED PLATELET-SHAPED MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides magnetic assemblies and methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) on a substrate, said method comprising a step of exposing a coating composition comprising platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to the magnetic field of the magnetic assembly so as to bi-axially orient at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles.
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
97.
Ink delivery system for a printing module and method for delivering ink
An ink delivery system for at least one printing module comprising a closed-loop ink recirculation circuit and a vacuum discharge circuit, which is configured to produce a vacuum condition in the at least one printing module. A method for delivering ink to the at least one printing module is also disclosed.
A METHOD OF DESIGNING A LIGHT-REDIRECTING SURFACE OF A CAUSTIC LAYER, AN OPTICAL SECURITY ELEMENT COMPRISING THE DESIGNED LIGHT-REDIRECTING SURFACE OF THE CAUSTIC LAYER, A MARKED OBJECT,USE AND METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING THE OBJECT
The invention relates to a method of designing a refractive transparent or partially transparent light-redirecting surface, or a reflective light-redirecting surface, of a caustic layer comprising providing a discrete representation of an input target image, calculating a generalized power diagram for a set of image pixels pi of the target image and computing a piecewise light-redirecting surface of the caustic layer based on a calculated optimal set of weights minimizing a cost function associated with the set of image pixels pi. The invention also relates to an optical security element, a marked object, a method of visually authenticating an object and use of the optical security element for authenticating or securing against counterfeiting.
The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a security feature for securing a value document, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps: a) printing a specific UV-Vis radiation curable ink on a transparent or partially transparent region of a substrate of a value document; b) heating the ink layer obtained at step a) at a temperature of about 55 °C to about 100 °C for at least one second so that the ink layer exhibits a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light; and c) UV-Vis curing the ink layer obtained at step b) to form the security feature. The manufacturing process according to the present invention enables the expedient production of security features exhibiting a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light and is particularly useful for industrial printing of value documents.
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
100.
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DICHROIC SECURITY FEATURES FOR SECURING VALUE DOCUMENTS
The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a security feature for securing a value document, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps: a) printing a specific UV-Vis radiation curable ink on a transparent or partially transparent region of a substrate of a value document; b) heating the ink layer obtained at step a) at a temperature of about 55 °C to about 100 °C for at least one second so that the ink layer exhibits a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light; and c) UV-Vis curing the ink layer obtained at step b) to form the security feature. The manufacturing process according to the present invention enables the expedient production of security features exhibiting a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light and is particularly useful for industrial printing of value documents.
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
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
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
