COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING WHETHER TRAINING DATA USED TO TRAIN AN EXAMINED MODEL CONTAINS UNAUTHORIZED TRAINING DATA
Method for detecting whether an examined model has been trained using unauthorized training data, comprising: training an OOD detector using the authorized training data; extracting multiple prototypes from the examined model by: (i) providing random input data as an input of the examined model, (ii) through multiple iterations, gradually perturbing the random input data to bring an entropy of an output of the examined model to an entropy below a predefined entropy threshold, (iii) setting the perturbed random input data as one of the prototypes, and (iv) iteratively repeating the steps (i) to (iii); using each of the extracted multiple prototypes as input for the trained OOD detector to calculate a dissimilarity metric for each of the extracted multiple prototypes; and based on the dissimilarity metric, determining whether the examined model has been trained using unauthorized training data.
Authentication device for authentication of an elliptically polarizing security marking, comprising: a liquid crystal (LC) variable phase retarder for receiving elliptically polarized light reflected by the security marking and for converting the elliptically polarized light to linear polarized light at a selected wavelength by means of setting an appropriate retardance corresponding to a voltage applied to the LC variable phase retarder; a visible light (VIS) linear polarizer provided downstream of the LC variable phase retarder for transmitting a fraction of the linear polarized light, the fraction being in accordance with an angular difference between an orientation angle of the linear polarized light and an axis of the VIS linear polarizer; and an analysis unit for extracting a characteristic of the fraction of the linear polarized light as transmitted by the VIS linear polarizer, and for determining whether the security marking is authentic or not depending on the extracted characteristic.
The present invention relates to methods for sampling marked pressurized liquified hydrocarbon products (PLHPs). The methods comprise the steps of collecting in a first gas cylinder the PLHP comprising at least one marker; transferring at least a part of said PLHP into a second gas cylinder; transferring the mixture of the PLHP, the at least one marker and the solvent into a receiving container and allowing the PLHP to evaporate. Subsequently, the PLHP may be authenticated by a further step of determining the analyzable atom and/or analyzable functional group concentration of the at least one marker with an analytical technique. Subsequently to the authentication, the PLHP may be assessed in terms of quantifying its adulteration by a further step of calculating the concentration of the at least one marker in the PLHP and comparing the calculated concentration with a predetermined concentration of the at least one marker in the PLHP.
The present invention relates to the technical field of security features comprising taggants by means of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and their detection. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the field of UV-Vis curable security inks comprising SERS tags for printing security features on substrates, in particular on security documents or articles, wherein said inks comprise one or more surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) tags, one or more radiation curable compounds, and one or more photoinitiators and wherein said inks lack a vinyl ether containing compound.
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 security features comprising taggants by means of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and their detection. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the field of UV-Vis curable security inks comprising SERS tags for printing security features on substrates, in particular on security documents or articles, wherein said inks comprise i) one or more surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) tags, ii) one or more vinyl ether containing compounds, iii) one or more cationically radiation curable compounds different from the one or more vinyl ether containing compounds of ii) and iv) one or more cationic photoinitiators being a salt of hexafluorophosphate.
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 of UV-Vis radiation curable coating compositions comprising magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles and methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising magnetically oriented magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles and the use of said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles as well as decorative purposes. The UV-Vis radiation curable coating compositions comprises one or more (meth)acrylate monomers, one or more cyclic ether compounds, one or more vinyl ether compounds, one or more photoinitiators, one or more thermoplastic polymers and non-spherical magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles.
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 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
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 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
The present invention relates to the field of viscous UV-LED radically curable inks for printing security features on substrates, in particular security documents, said inks comprising one or more radically curable (meth)acrylate compounds, one or more thioxanthone compounds, one or more amino containing synergists, one or more fillers and/or extenders, and one or more pigments of formula (I).
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 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
The invention relates to A UV-VIS-curable composition comprising: a) about 20 to about 40 wt.% of at least one aromatic epoxide component, wherein the epoxy functionality is between 2 to 3; b) about 30 to about 50 wt.% of at least one cycloaliphatic epoxide component, b) being different than a); c) about 2 to about 20 wt.% of at least one ester-containing component; d) about 2 to about 12 wt.% of at least one fluorine-based component; e) about 1 to about 15 wt.% of at least one cationic photoinitiator; f) more than about 3 wt.% of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of surfactants and adhesion promoters or mixtures thereof; g)0 to 5 wt.% of at least one photosensitizer; and wherein the composition has a Tg-value of less than 100 °C and a viscosity between about 1000 m-Pas to about 4000 m-Pas at 25 °C, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the UV-VIS-curable composition. The invention further relates to an inkjet printhead comprising said composition and a method of coating a silicon substrate, preferably a silicon wafer, with said UV-VIS-curable composition.
A computer-implemented method for generating a fingerprint of a first text, comprising: segmenting the first text into first sentences; for each first sentence, removing noise from the first sentence according to a noise removal rule, thereby obtaining a first simplified sentence, the noise removal rule applied to the first sentence defining a selection of words of the first sentence to be kept and a format into which the selection of words is converted to obtain the first simplified sentence; hashing each first simplified sentence to obtain a first hash associated therewith; associating first metadata with each first hash, the first metadata including a first timestamp indicating a time of generation of the corresponding first sentence or of performing at least part of the computer-implemented method; and storing the fingerprint of the first text in a database, the fingerprint being formed by each first hash and by the first metadata
The invention relates to a method and corresponding system for controlling operations performed by a plurality of devices owned by different entities and operating in an untrusted, possibly hostile environment, in order to perform an assigned task, wherein the devices are equipped with processing and communication means and are operable to exchange data securely with each other via wired or wireless communication network so that intrusion in the process of execution of the operations necessary to perform the task and theft, or unauthorized use or removal, of critical data is prevented.
G06F 21/33 - User authentication using certificates
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
G05D 1/00 - Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
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
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
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
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 apparatuses and processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising magnetically oriented, said optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting not only a dynamic movement but also an eye- catching relief and/or 3D effect upon tilting and may be as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
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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
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
H01F 41/16 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or assembling magnets, inductances or transformersApparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing materials characterised by their magnetic properties for applying magnetic films to substrates the magnetic material being applied in the form of particles, e.g. by serigraphy
The present invention relates to a method for marking a hydrocarbon product (HP) by using at least two markers, wherein the at least two markers have at least one same atom and/or functional group and the markers have different boiling points and/or different distillation profiles The markers are selected in such a way that the entire range of the distillation temperature T(BpL) and T(BpE) of the HP is covered. An atom portion originating from individual markers M1 and M2 in a marker mixture Mx is determined by performing a regression analysis for at least part of the distillation temperature range of the HP. Based on said analysis a marker mixture Mx is calculated and added to mark a HP. The invention also relates to a fuel marked by the method and methods for detecting adulteration in HP.
The invention relates to the field of UV-VIS curable composition comprising: a) 20 - 50 wt% of at least one aromatic epoxide monomers or aromatic epoxide oligomer or a mixture thereof; b) 4 –20 wt.% of at least one epoxylated polyene; c) 15 –35 wt.% of at least one organic filler or inorganic filler or a mixture thereof; d) 0.1 –10 wt.% of at least one cationic photoinitiator; e) 0 – 30 wt.% of at least one cationically curable cyclic compound, different from a) and b); f) 0 – 30 wt.% of at least one further additive selected from the group consisting of photosensitizers, surfactants, adhesion promoters and mixtures thereof wherein the additive f) is different from the components a) to e); and wherein the UV- VIS-curable encapsulant composition has a viscosity of about 60000 m∙Pas to about 120000 m∙Pas at 25˚C; and wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the UV-VIS-curable encapsulant composition. The invention further relates to an inkjet printheard containing said composition and a method for manufacturing the same.
C08G 59/36 - Epoxy compounds containing three or more epoxy groups together with mono-epoxy compounds
C08G 59/38 - Epoxy compounds containing three or more epoxy groups together with di-epoxy compounds
C08G 59/40 - Macromolecules obtained by polymerising compounds containing more than one epoxy group per molecule using curing agents or catalysts which react with the epoxy groups characterised by the curing agents used
Method of generating a secured colour image, comprising: generating an encodable image from a digital colour image; converting the digital colour image into a monochrome image with reduced resolution; and generating the secured colour image by embedding the monochrome image with the reduced resolution into the encodable image using an embedding algorithm; wherein the embedding algorithm allows encoding one pixel of the monochrome image into pixel pairs of the encodable image; and for each pixel pair, the embedding algorithm sets an intensity of a first pixel of the pixel pair as a sum of a mean intensity I of the pixel pair and an increment δ, and the embedding algorithm sets an intensity of a second pixel of the pixel pair as the mean intensity I of the pixel pair minus the same increment δ.
The invention relates to the field of UV curable security ink compositions comprising rylene-based compounds, radically curable monomers, oligomers or mixtures thereof, and radical photoinitiators. The invention further relates to security features obtained by applying or printing the security ink compositions, articles or documents containing said security features and method of preparing the security features comprising the UV curable security ink compositions.
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 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
C09D 11/38 - Inkjet printing inks characterised by non-macromolecular additives other than solvents, pigments or dyes
C09D 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
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 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).
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B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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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INTAGLIO PRINTING PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SECURITY FEATURES MADE OF OXIDATIVE DRYING INTAGLIO INKS
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 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
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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 appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-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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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 communicationsNetwork security protocols
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork 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 20/10 - Payment architectures specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systemsPayment architectures specially adapted for home banking systems
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 credentialsReview 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 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 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 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 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 communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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 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
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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 appliedAfter-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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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 producedFilling pastes
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 appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-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 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 - 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 featuresManufacture thereof
39.
CARTRIDGE LID, CARTRIDGE, INK JET PRINT HEAD AND 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 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 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 communicationsNetwork 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] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
41.
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
43.
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 bondsCompositions 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
44.
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
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.
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 communicationsNetwork security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
48.
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 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 appliedAfter-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
50.
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 appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-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
51.
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
52.
AN OPTICAL ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF VISUALLY AUTHENTICATING AN OBJECT
The invention relates to an anti-copy optical element comprising a caustic layer and a mask layer configured to simultaneously display a visible image reproducing a reference image and form a projected image containing a visible caustic pattern reproducing a reference pattern, upon illumination of the optical element with a light source, the projected image being distinct from the reference image. The invention also relates to a method for designing a relief pattern of a light-redirecting surface of said caustic layer consistently with the transmission properties of the mask layer.
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 cation ically 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.
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 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 11/03 - 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
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
57.
METHOD FOR DETERMINING AUTHENTICITY AND ADULTERATION OF MARKED PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS
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.
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 ingredients which are physically well defined but for which the chemical nature is either unspecified or only very vaguely indicated
C10B 57/06 - Other carbonising or coking processesFeatures of destructive distillation processes in general using charges of special composition containing additives
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– R10144-alkoxy, and eight of the residues R1– R10144-alkyl, as well as to a composition of a petroleum hydrocarbon comprising a petroleum hydrocarbon and at 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.
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.
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 appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B42D 25/30 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
G06K 19/12 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code using markings of different kinds in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards the marking being sensed by magnetic means
60.
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.
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 appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
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 11/03 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder
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.
G01N 21/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
B01J 13/00 - Colloid chemistry, e.g. the production of colloidal materials or their solutions, not otherwise provided forMaking microcapsules or microballoons
B82Y 10/00 - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
B82Y 20/00 - Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
B82Y 40/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGIE GMBH (Germany)
SICPA HOLDING SA (Switzerland)
Inventor
Dehmel, Raphael
Kisselova-Weckerle, Yana
Mengel, Christoph
Fuhse, Christian
Degott, Pierre
Despland, Claude-Alain
Weber, Arnault
Baudin, Gisèle
Callegari, Andrea
Abstract
It is disclosed a security element comprising a substantially flat substrate (5) including first and second areas (6, 10), wherein the first area (6) displays a first motif (8) and generates a first color movement effect (22) to be seen in the first motif (8) while the substrate (5) gets tilted over a first angular tilting range (16), the second area (10) displays a second motif (12) and generates a second color effect to be seen in the second motif (12) and within a second angular tilting range (18), the first and second angular tilting ranges (16, 18) are different, and the first area (6) comprises either a micro-mirror structure or a print of magnetically oriented pigments and the second area (10) comprises the other one of the micro-mirror structure and the print of magnetically oriented pigments.
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.
G07D 7/00 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
G07D 7/0043 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip using barcodes
G07D 7/0047 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip using checkcodes, e.g. coded numbers derived from serial number and denomination
65.
SECURITY INKS AND MACHINE READABLE SECURITY FEATURES
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%.
f b1b2ccfb2cb1b2c b2 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.
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.
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-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
B42D 25/30 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
G06K 19/12 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code using markings of different kinds in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards the marking being sensed by magnetic means
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
68.
METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A MAGNETICALLY INDUCED MARK WITH A PORTABLE DEVICE
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.
G06F 21/36 - User authentication by graphic or iconic representation
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
G06Q 20/32 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices using wireless devices
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
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
B42D 25/00 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security featuresManufacture thereof
B42D 25/36 - Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
G06K 19/12 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code using markings of different kinds in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards the marking being sensed by magnetic means
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 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09C 1/00 - Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers Preparation of carbon black
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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.
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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
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 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-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
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OPTICAL SECURITY ELEMENTS, MARKED OBJECT, METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING AN OBJECT AND USE OF OPTICAL SECURITY ELEMENTS FOR AUTHENTICATING OR SECURING AGAINST COUNTERFEITING
CLL 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.
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
iii. 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 relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
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
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
B42D 25/41 - Marking using electromagnetic radiation
A method and system are provided for registering, in a database, a transaction between two parties, and for allowing a third party to cause an action to be performed in relation to the transaction. The method comprise a step of creating (s2) a transaction record, steps of electronically signing (s4, s12) the transaction record, steps of registering (s6, s14) the transaction record in the database, steps of issuing a notification (s8, s16) that the transaction record has been registered in the database, steps of verifying (s10) the transaction record by the third party, and a step of causing (s18), by the third party, an action to be performed based on transaction content information.
G06Q 20/02 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols involving a neutral third party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
G06Q 20/06 - Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used only among participants of a common payment scheme
G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
The invention relates to securing of an original digital file against forgery and falsifying of its associated data, and particularly of data relating to its belonging to a specific batch of original digital files, while allowing offline or online checking of the authenticity of a secured digital file and conformity of its associated data with respect to that of a genuine original digital file. The invention is particularly useful for securing print-ready digital files.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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 optical effect layers (OEL) exhibiting two or more nested indicia using a magnetic assembly comprising i) a soft magnetic plate (x31) comprising a) one or more voids (V) and b) one or more indentations (I) and/or one or more protrusions (P), and ii) one or more dipole magnets (x32).
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-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 3/02 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by baking
A multi-chip module (MCM) assembly comprising: a graphite substrate having a front surface and a back surface and comprising a plurality of silicon chips mounted on the front surface, a Printed Wiring Board (PWB) attached to the graphite substrate and provided with openings surrounding outer profiles of the silicon chips, the graphite substrate comprises one or more ink channels on the back surface and one or more ink feeding slots passing through the graphite substrate and being in fluidic communication with the respective one or more ink channels, so that each of the silicon chips can be fed with one or more different types of inks, the MCM assembly further comprises a graphite cover plate configured to cover the one or more ink channels of the graphite substrate.
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 modular service station for servicing at least one inkjet printhead of an inkjet printing system, the service station comprising: a frame with mounted thereon at least one capping element and at least one wiping element, a means for horizontal movement of the at least one inkjet printhead between a printing position and a servicing position, the means for horizontal movement configured to enable a wiping process, a means for vertical movement of the at least one inkjet printhead, the means for vertical movement configured to enable capping, unclogging or purging processes in respect to the at least one inkjet printhead, and a waste ink tank in hermetic communication with the at least one capping element. A method of servicing an inkjet printhead of an inkjet printing system is also disclosed.
A multi-chip module (MCM) assembly comprising: a graphite substrate comprising a plurality of silicon chips directly attached to the graphite substrate,anda 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 processes for optical effect layers (OEL) exhibiting one or more indicia using a magnetic assembly comprising i) a soft magnetic plate (x31) comprising a) one or more voids (V) and b) one or more dipole magnets (x32-a), wherein the one or more dipole magnets (x32-a) are disposed within the one or more voids (V) and/or are facing said one or more voids (V), and/or one or more pairs of two dipole magnets (x32-b), wherein the dipole magnets (x32-b) of the one or more pairs are disposed below the soft magnetic plate (x31) and are spaced apart from the one or more voids (V).
H01F 1/03 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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
The invention relates to securing of an article against forgery and falsifying of its associated data, and particularly of data relating to its belonging to a specific batch of articles, while allowing offline or online checking of the authenticity of a secured article and conformity of its associated data with respect to that of a genuine article.
B42D 25/28 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security featuresManufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for use in medical treatment or therapy
B42D 25/21 - Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security featuresManufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for multiple purposes
B42D 25/48 - Controlling the manufacturing process
B42D 13/00 - Loose leaves modified for bindingInserts
G09F 3/00 - Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication meansSealsPostage or like stamps
H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols
G06K 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers
G07D 7/00 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
The invention relates to securing of a digital file content against forgery and falsifying, and particularly of digital data relating to its belonging to a specific batch of digital files, while allowing offline or online checking of the authenticity of a secured digital file and conformity of its digital data with respect to that of a genuine original digital file.
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
The invention relates to securing of an article against forgery and falsifying of its associated data, and particularly of data relating to its belonging to a specific batch of articles, while allowing offline or online checking of the authenticity of a secured article and conformity of its associated data with respect to that of a genuine article.
342abcdd, 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.
MAGNETIC ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES 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, magnetic apparatuses and processes for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate and providing an impression of a crescent moon-shaped element moving or rotating upon tilting the optical effect layer (OEL). In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies, magnetic apparatuses and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
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
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable 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
The present invention relates to the field of and processes and printing apparatuses for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to processes using printing apparatuses comprising a first magnetic-field-generating device mounted on a transferring device (TD) and a static second magnetic-field-generating device for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
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 and processes and printing apparatuses for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to processes using printing apparatuses comprising a first magnetic-field-generating device mounted on a transferring device (TD) and a static second magnetic-field-generating device for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
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 disclosed scanner for detecting a decay time of light emitted by a luminescent material has a control unit operable to adapt the drive current, or the value of the drive voltage, powering its light source to accordingly adapt the intensity of excitation light delivered to the luminescent material so that its high sensitivity light sensor can reliably measure the luminescence light emitted in response to the excitation light, and thus accurately determine a corresponding decay time value.
H03F 3/08 - Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements with semiconductor devices only controlled by light
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION FOR TRACING AGRICULTURAL ASSETS, IDENTIFICATION ELEMENT FOR SECURE IDENTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL ASSETS AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAMS
The present invention refers to a system and to a method of identification and authentication for tracing agricultural assets, wherein the agricultural assets are provided with identification elements univocally coded and grouped into rolls, requiring digital activation to be validated. Moreover, the present invention refers to an identification element and to corresponding computer programs.
Method and system of controlling by a control authority (2) emission or destruction of digital assets from a request received by an accredited ledger (8), so that the control authority can access to the ledger (8) for reading data stored therein. The request may relate to transfer registration of digital asset towards an account or between two accounts. Requests include stamp time and store and updated balance. In particular, the ledger (8) registers the transfer according to the received request by updating balances only in case the updated digital account balance of the account to be debited is positive.
G06Q 40/00 - FinanceInsuranceTax strategiesProcessing of corporate or income taxes
G06Q 20/02 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols involving a neutral third party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
G06Q 20/10 - Payment architectures specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systemsPayment architectures specially adapted for home banking systems
G06Q 20/36 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING BOX-SHAPED ARTICLES OF VARIOUS SIZES ON A CONVEYOR BELT, PRINTING STATION, READING STATION, AND LABELLING STATION INCLUDING SAME
The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning box- shaped articles of various sizes on a conveyor belt, as well as a printing station, a reading station, and a labelling station including said apparatus. The apparatus comprises an input conveyor belt operable to move transversally with respect to an output conveyor belt conveying direction, to adapt to a transverse size of a transported box-shaped article, and feed said output conveyor belt with corresponding aligned article.
B65G 47/84 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
B65G 47/22 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
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THIN OPTICAL SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD OF DESIGNING IT
The invention relates to a thin optical security element comprising a reflective or refractive light-redirecting surface having a relief pattern operable to redirect incident light from a light source and form a projected image on a projection surface, the projected image comprising a caustic pattern reproducing a reference pattern that is easily visually recognizable by a person. The invention also relates to a method for designing a relief pattern of a light-redirecting surface of a thin optical security element.
The invention relates to a thin optical security element comprising a reflective or refractive light- redirecting surface having a relief pattern operable to redirect incident light from a light source and form a projected image on a projection surface, the optical parameters of this optical security element fulfilling a specific projection criterion such that the projected image comprises a caustic pattern reproducing a reference pattern that is easily visually recognizable by a person. The invention also relates to a method for designing a relief pattern of an optical security element.
The present invention relates to the field of optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical oblate magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate, spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said optical effect layers (OEL). In particular, the present invention relates to spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said 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 appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-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
98.
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 optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical oblate magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate, spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said optical effect layers (OEL). In particular, the present invention relates to spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti- counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
C09D 5/00 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects producedFilling pastes
B05D 3/06 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be appliedAfter-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 appliedAfter-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
99.
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 optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical oblate magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate, spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said optical effect layers (OEL). In particular, the present invention relates to spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said 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 appliedAfter-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
g dD90kBB TT is the temperature. Inkjet printing of the ink is performed by a flextensional ink jet print head structure and printing is performed to provide one or more security features on the medium.
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