The invention relates to a security element (100) having a motif layer (10) and an effect layer, in particular for documents (200) such as value documents, identity document, security papers or card-type data carriers. The effect layer (20) is arranged above the motif layer (10) and has an optical effect when viewed under light in the visible range. The effect layer (20) is transparent for infrared light and the motif layer (10) is reflective or absorbing for infrared light, and therefore the motif layer (10) is visible through the effect layer (20) when viewed under infrared light. The motif layer (10) is designed to depict at least one first motif (30). The invention also relates to a document (200) comprising such a security element (100) and to a method for producing a such a document (100).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Computer software; downloadable software; downloadable
software applications. On-line retail and wholesale distributorship services
featuring software; computerized on-line wholesale and
retail store services namely software; retail store services
for software; retail sales services via a global computer
network for software; on-line retail services of software. Installation of software; rental of software; software as a
service; hosting services. Licensing of software.
An optically variable representation element with a reflective surface region generates a respective three-dimensional representation for at least two different observation directions. The reflective surface region contains a respective multiplicity of reflective facets in a first and a second partial region, which at least partially overlap one another. The reflective facets are oriented such that the facets in the first partial region generate a first three-dimensional representation from the first observation direction and the facets in the second partial region generate a second three-dimensional representation from the second observation direction. The facets of the reflective surface region are provided at least regionally with sub-wavelength structures which generate the different colors of the three-dimensional representations in the overlap region.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (20) for protecting a value document (10), having a first machine-readable feature substance (36) and an optical functional layer (24, 26) which gives the security element (20) an optically variable appearance when viewed. According to the invention, the security element (20) is formed from multiple layers, with an interior film layer (30) which has a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the film layer (30) is provided at least on the first side with an adhesive layer (34) for connecting to the value document (10) and on the second side with the optical functional layer (24, 26), and wherein the first machine-readable feature substance (36) is arranged in the film layer (30) or on the second side of the film layer (30).
The present document discloses a process for producing effect pigments (2). Said process comprises the steps of: Providing a donor film (8) having a relief structure (12) arranged thereupon comprising plateau surfaces (12a), lowered regions (12c) and flanks (12b) situated therebetween. Applying a reflective layer (16) to the relief structure (12). Providing an acceptor film (4) having an adhesive layer (6) arranged on one side thereof. Producing a first layer composite (1) from the donor film (8) and the acceptor film (4), wherein the adhesive layer (6) of the acceptor film (4) is laminated with the reflective layer (16) of the donor film (8) in the plateau surfaces (12a). Peeling off the donor film (8) from the acceptor film (4), wherein the reflective layer (16) remains on the donor film (8) in the lowered regions (12c) and on the flanks (12b) as a residual layer (26) and the acceptor film (4) has arranged on it the adhesive layer (6) and the pieces (25) of the reflective layer (16) previously arranged on the plateau surfaces (12a), and detaching the pieces (25) from the acceptor film (4), wherein an external contour of the effect pigments (2) is predetermined by the configuration of the plateau surfaces (12a). In the process the relief structure (12) is subjected to adhesion-reducing pretreatment before the whole-area application of the reflective layer (16) and the detaching of the pieces (25) as effect pigments (2) from the acceptor film (4) comprises a detaching or loosening of the adhesive layer (6) or an infiltrating of the pieces (25) with a release agent, wherein the adhesive layer (6) remains on the acceptor film (4).
A sheet material holder for holding sheet material for a gripping system is arranged to bear on the sheet material by means of a first surface when the sheet material holder is holding the sheet material. The first surface includes at least a first opening and the sheet material holder is designed such that a fluid can be discharged through the first opening along a first predetermined discharging direction in the direction of the sheet material when the sheet material holder is holding the sheet material. A gripping system and a set-down system with the sheet material holder, and a method for setting sheet material down is also made available.
A sensor element for testing a planar data carrier having a spin resonance feature. The sensor element comprises a magnetic core having an air gap, and at least one dividing gap, along which the magnetic core is divisible into two or more parts. The sensor element includes a polarization device for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap. The magnetic core has at least one magnetic potentiometer switchable between two states. A first state has a first magnetic reluctance and, in the first state of the magnetic potentiometer, the sensor element is set up for a measurement on a spin resonance feature of a data carrier introduced into the air gap, A second state has a second, different magnetic reluctance and, in the second state of the magnetic potentiometer, the sensor element is set up for a division of the magnetic core along the dividing gap.
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/383 - Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using permanent magnets
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
8.
GREEN PAPER FOR PRODUCING A GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR A FUEL CELL
The invention relates to a method for producing a green paper for producing a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for a fuel cell, the surface of said GDL having structures for distributing gases. The method according to the invention has the following steps: a. a pulp (1), which is mixed with a powder and/or fibers made of metal or carbon, is produced from water and paper fibers and/or regenerated cellulose and/or polymer fibers, b. a mold (2) which has a surface with structures that are shaped negatively relative to the structures for distributing gases on the surface of the GDL and which has perforations is then introduced into the pulp (1), c. a negative pressure is then applied to the pulp (1) so that water is suctioned through the perforations of the mold (2), and the powder and/or the fibers and the paper fibers accumulate on the surface of the mold (2) in the form of a fibrous material mat (3), d. the mold (2) is then guided out of the pulp (1), e. the fibrous material mat (3) is then dried, and f. the edges of the fibrous material mat (3) are then cut to size or punched out such that the green paper is produced from the fiber material mat (3).
The invention relates to a sensor and a method for checking value documents (2), in particular bank notes, and a value document processing apparatus (1). The sensor has a detection device (3) which is configured to detect electromagnetic radiation, which emanates from a value document (2) to be checked, in at least two different spectral ranges in a locally resolved manner, wherein a plurality of image points are obtained, to each of which at least two intensity values are assigned. Furthermore, the sensor has a processing device (7), which is configured i) to assign one feature point located in a feature space to a plurality of image points in each case, said feature point being defined by at least two feature point coordinates which are based on the intensity values assigned to the respective image point and/or adjacent image points, ii) for feature points which lie outside a feature region in the feature space specified for the respective image point by a curve or area, determining position information by way of which the position of the respective feature point relative to the feature region is characterised, and iii) assigning the feature points lying outside the feature region to different defect classes depending on the determined position information, said defect classes characterising different types of defects on the value document.
The invention relates a banknote compartment module, includes a base unit having a support structure, a first banknote compartment coupled to the support structure and configured to receive a stack of banknotes, and a subunit coupled to the support structure and arranged adjacent the first banknote compartment. The subunit is movable with respect to the first banknote compartment between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first banknote compartment provides a first space dimension for receiving the stack of banknotes when the subunit is in the first configuration and provides a second space dimension for receiving the stack of banknotes when the subunit is in the second configuration. The first space dimension is greater than the second space dimension.
A method for producing a data carrier includes a luminescent security element having at least two subregions, which at least do not completely overlap one another.
A display element having a substrate having a plurality of optical elements. The optical elements of a first grid consist of a first type of optical elements and the optical elements of a second grid consist of a second type of optical elements. The first type of optical elements is different from the second type of optical elements. In the event of tilting of the display element, the light spots 5 of the concave and convex mirror surfaces in this case move synchronously in opposing directions in the direction of the arrows, such that an observer 4 observes a particularly pronounced dynamic floating effect.
G02B 30/56 - Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images the image being built up from image elements distributed over a 3D volume, e.g. voxels by projecting aerial or floating images
The invention relates to a device (10) for detecting anomalies when stacking value documents (12) which are stacked to form a value document stack (14) in a stacker region (20) that has a stacker wheel (22) and a stacker compartment (24). A camera unit (30) has a detection region (32) which comprises at least a partial region (34) of the stacker region (20) which is located outside the stacker wheel (22) and outside the value document stack (14) formed in the stacker compartment (24), the camera unit (30) capturing an image (35) which represents an actual state (36) in at least the partial region (34). A processing unit (60) evaluates the image (35) captured by the camera unit (30), the evaluation comprising detecting whether the actual state (36) of the partial region (34) deviates from a target state (37) of the partial region (34). The processing unit (60) generates output information based on the evaluation.
B65H 43/04 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, presence of faulty articles
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
36 - Financial, insurance and real estate services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Software, installations and systems for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them, and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; parts and spare parts for the aforesaid goods; software for the aforesaid goods; computer money in cash management software used to manage, process, reconcile, monitor, forecast and optimize money in cash transfers for use by banks, and financial and credit institutions, namely, money in cash management system software, in particular software for banks, other financial and credit institutions and cash-transport enterprises as well as for their customers, for managing, processing, reconciling, monitoring, forecasting and optimizing money in cash transfers, in particular in the form of software modules for server/PC application and for peripheral devices networked thereto; apparatus for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of the same. On-line retail and wholesale distributorship services featuring software, installations and systems for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; on-line computerized retail and wholesale supply, namely software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; retail store business for software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; retail sales business via a global computer network for software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; on-line retail of software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; business consulting relating to money in cash management systems and money in cash management system software; Consulting and optimization of order processing for banks, other financial and credit institutions, cash-in-transit companies and service companies and for their customers; Consulting on business matters, in particular process optimization of production and service processes in connection with money in cash management, money in cash processing; retailing, including via global computer networks, in relation to money in cash counting apparatus, money in cash verifying apparatus, money in cash counting and money in cash sorting machines, automatic money in cash sorting machines, apparatus for testing the authenticity of money in cash, parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; Wholesaling, including via global computer networks, in relation to money in cash counting apparatus, money in cash verifying apparatus, money in cash counting and money in cash sorting machines, automatic money in cash sorting machines, apparatus for testing the authenticity of money in cash, parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Bank note checking and verifying; Rental of machines for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of money in cash especially rental on a pay-per-use-basis; Rental of machines for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of the same money in cash and coins especially rental on a pay-per-use-basis. Development of software for installations and systems for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; rental of software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of money in cash and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; Software as a Service for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; IT consulting, information and information services for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, canceling, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; IT security, protection and repair and maintenance services for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, canceling, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; installation of software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; rental of software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; licensing of software for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; hosting services for the automatic processing of money in cash, in particular for counting, checking, sorting, devaluing, destroying and/or disposing of them and calculating a probable demand of money in cash; design and development of computer money in cash management system software, in particular software for banks and other financial and credit institutions, cash-in-transit companies and service companies and their customers; Development of computer money in cash management system software, in particular software for managing, processing, reconciling, monitoring, forecasting and optimizing of money in cash transfers and transport, money in cash processing and related data collected and their processing; Development of money in cash management system software, in particular in the form of modular software modules for server/PC applications and for peripheral devices networked with them; rental of software; hosting services; Software as a Service; rental of hardware, in particular computer hardware and systems; IT consulting, information and information services; IT security, protection and repair and maintenance services; data duplication and conversion services; data encoding services; all of the aforementioned services exclusively in relation to money in cash management systems or money in cash management system software. Licensing of computer money in cash management system software, in particular software for managing, processing, reconciling, monitoring, forecasting and optimizing of money in cash transfers and transport, money in cash processing and related data collected and their processing.
15.
SECURITY ELEMENT WITH MOTIF-FORMING LIQUID-CRYSTAL LAYER
A security element for safeguarding of articles of value, has a motif layer based on a liquid-crystalline material intended and destined to form a latent motif. The security element includes a first embossing varnish layer disposed on a carrier film, a partial motif layer based on a nematic liquid-crystalline material, and a single- or multilayer second embossing varnish layer present over the full area. The first embossing varnish layer has been provided with an embossment having at least two regions with alignment structures of different orientation for formation of a second latent motif. The motif layer, in the form of a first latent motif, is disposed in regions directly atop the first embossing varnish layer and in an overlapping arrangement with the regions that form the second latent motif.
A device for stacking flat items has stacking wheels which have stacking fingers and, located between the stacking fingers, compartments for receiving flat items to be stacked, a conveying device for conveying the flat items into the compartments of the stacking wheels, a stripper for removing the flat items from the compartments of the stacking wheels, a support for receiving the flat items removed from the compartments of the stacking wheels and for forming a stack of flat items, in which at least one first stacking wheel mounted on a first shaft and at least one second stacking wheel mounted on a second shaft are provided.
The invention relates to a machine-recognizable biodegradable, polymeric value-document substrate, comprising a polymeric composite substrate based at least substantially on renewable resources, and at least one machine-recognizable characteristic substance embedded in the composite substrate, wherein the machine-recognizable characteristic substance has a characteristic luminescence emission upon excitation with light having a suitable wavelength, in particular upon excitation with light in the UV-wavelength range or IR-wavelength range.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
(1) Computer software; downloadable software; downloadable software applications. (1) On-line retail and wholesale distributorship services featuring software; computerized on-line wholesale and retail store services namely software; retail store services for software; retail sales services via a global computer network for software; on-line retail services of software.
(2) Installation of software; rental of software; software as a service; hosting services.
(3) Licensing of software.
19.
PRIMARY LATCH MECHANISM FOR A BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE
The invention relates to a primary latch mechanism (1) for a banknote processing device (100). A first latch component (10) is configured to engage with a second latch component (20). The first latch component (10) comprises lever arm (11) having a recess (12) and a guide surface (13), The second latch component (20) comprises an engagement pin (21) and a guide pin (22). The recess (12) can receive the engagement pin (21) to provide a locked state (50). The guide surface (13) can establish a contact with the guide pin (22) upon movement (61) of the first latch component (10) relative to the second latch component (20) and the guide surface (13) can then slide along the guide pin (22) such that the engagement pin (21) is at least partially removed from the recess (12) to provide an unlocked state (52).
F16B 1/04 - Means for securing elements of mechanisms after operation disengaged by movement of the actuating member of the element
F16B 2/18 - Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening using cams, levers, eccentrics, or toggles
G07D 11/26 - Servicing, repairing or coping with irregularities, e.g. power failure or vandalism
G07D 11/40 - Device architecture, e.g. modular construction
An automated payment method for a payment from a customer to a seller for a sequence of multiple purchase transactions, includes: a) checking in the customer for the sequence of multiple purchase trans-actions, b) receiving items of billing data for each of the purchase transactions, c) checking out the customer for the sequence of purchase transactions; d) adding up the purchase revenues, and e) generating payment data from the added-up purchase revenues and from payment service provider data of the customer. In step c), the checking-out of the customer triggers at least step e), and the customer is checked out depending on previously stored seller-specific and/or customer-specific checking-out base data. The checking-out is performed automatically by determining in advance a checking-out time at which the checking-out will be performed.
A security element for documents of value or the like, has a substrate which has been coated with a heat-sealing adhesive that is non-tacky at room temperature and suitable for applying the security element to a substrate of a document of value. The heat-sealing adhesive contains a radiation-crosslinkable component and a reactive diluent.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Optically variable and electronic security tags, tapes, sheets, threads and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter provided with electronic components, in particular chips and/or displays, all the aforesaid goods, included in class 9, being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features displaying an optically variable effect; Security elements [printed matter] with an optically variable effect for incorporation and/or application to banknotes or identity documents; Security tags, tapes, sheets, threads and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter, all the aforesaid goods being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with an optically variable effect; Plastic foils (other than for packaging purposes) for use in valuable printed matter, all being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with an optical variable effect.
23.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING VALUE DOCUMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BANKNOTES, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM
A device for separating value documents, in particular banknotes, includes a receiving device which is designed to receive a stack of value documents, a rotatable separating element which is designed to act temporarily on in each case one value document of the stack and to withdraw the same from the stack, and a drive device which is designed to set the separating element into rotation, and a control device which is designed to control the drive device such that the rotational speed of the rotation, into which the separating element is set by the drive device, is changed, in particular temporarily, during each revolution of the separating element. A method corresponds to the device and to a value document processing system comprising such a device
B65H 1/06 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile for separation from bottom of pile
24.
SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A COLOUR-SHIFTING THIN-FILM STRUCTURE
The invention relates to a security element (20) for securing value documents, having a colour-shifting thin-film structure, which comprises an absorber layer (22), a reflection layer (24) and a dielectric spacer layer (28) arranged between the absorber layer and the reflection layer. According to the invention, an ultra-thin adhesion promoter layer (28), with a thickness between 1 nm and 10 nm, is arranged between the dielectric spacer layer (26) and the reflection layer (24).
An optically variable security element has a motif region including a plurality of differently oriented first facets and a plurality of differently oriented second facets arranged in the motif region. Each of the first and second facets defines a normal vector having a first orientation component and a second orientation component. The color impression of the at least one motif is determined by the first orientation components. The representation of the at least one motif is defined by the second orientation components. The first orientation components of the first facets and the second facets are different from one another.
The invention relates to a data carrier (10), in particular a value or security document, comprising: a substrate (12) which has at least one plastics layer; and a machine-readable security feature (52, 54). According to the invention, the machine-readable security feature (52, 54) comprises a machine-readable feature material which is present in an embedding layer applied to the substrate, specifically a white covering layer (30, 34), a functional layer (32, 36), a print-receiving layer and/or a varnish layer (40).
The invention relates to a data carrier (10), in particular a value or security document, having a substrate (20) which comprises at least one transparent plastics layer and two opposing main surfaces. The data carrier additionally contains two opaque-white layers (22, 32) having a white, opaque appearance, which are applied to the opposing main surfaces of the substrate (20). Each of the opaque-white layers (22, 32) consists of a layer sequence of two or more partial layers (24a-c, 34a-c) extending from a lowermost white layer (24a, 34a) to an uppermost white layer (24c, 34c). The data carrier also contains a machine-readable security feature which comprises a machine-readable feature substance (38) which is present in at least one of the partial layers (24c) of at least one of the opaque-white layers (22, 32).
A method is provided for generating templates for checking value documents of a predefined value document type having at least two predefined production elements that optionally partially overlap, as well as digital training images of training value documents of the predefined value document type. The method involves: for each of the training images, determining position data sets having position coordinates in a coordinate space each describing the positions of the production elements on the value document at least relative to one another; forming at least two position sub-regions of the coordinate space, each comprising at least one predefined number of position data sets. The position subregions contain no common position data sets; for each of the position sub-regions, determining a template using training images of the value documents; storing the template and position sub-region data describing the position and extent of each position sub-region.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Optische und elektronische Sicherungsetiketten, -bänder, -bögen, -fäden und -folien, insbesondere für den Einsatz in wertdruckartigen, mit elektronischen Komponenten - insbesondere Chip und/oder Display - ausgestatteten Druckerzeugnissen, sämtliche vorgenannten Waren soweit in Klasse 09 enthalten und ausgestattet mit Sicherheitsmerkmalen zum Schutz vor Fälschung, insbesondere ausgestattet mit Sicherheitsmerkmalen mit optischem Effekt; Sicherheitselemente [Druckereierzeugnisse] mit einem optischen Effekt zur Einbringung und/oder zum Aufbringen auf Banknoten oder Identitätsdokumenten; Sicherungsetiketten, -bänder, -bögen, -fäden und -folien, insbesondere für den Einsatz in wertdruckartigen Druckerzeugnissen, sämtliche vorgenannten Waren ausgestattet mit Sicherheitsmerkmalen zum Schutz vor Fälschung, insbesondere ausgestattet mit Sicherheitsmerkmalen mit optischen Effekt; Kunststofffolien (außer für Verpackungszwecke) für den Einsatz in wertdruckartigen Druckerzeugnissen, sämtlich ausgestattet mit Sicherheitsmerkmalen zum Schutz vor Fälschung, insbesondere ausgestattet mit Sicherheitsmerkmalen mit optischen Effekt.
30.
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LUMINESCENT PRINTING INK
A method for producing a luminescent printing ink of a desired target spectral locus in which: Z) the desired target spectral locus is specified using standard chromaticity coordinates x, y; L) at least two luminescent pigments are specified by their luminescence spectra; B) from the luminescent spectra of the luminescent pigments, from spectral value functions, and from the specified target spectral locus, proportions by weight of the at least two luminescent pigments are determined, and M) the at least two luminescent pigments are mixed in the proportions by weight deter-mined in step B) in order to obtain a luminescent printing ink having a luminescence of which the spectral locus under illumination with non-visible excitation light corresponds substantially to the target spectral locus.
A sensor for verifying value documents is designed to determine a luminescence characteristic of a value document that is moved past the sensor for verification purposes, and the provision of a velocity correction of the luminescence characteristic of the value document in the sensor, resulting in a distortion of the measured luminescence intensities. A reference sensor is used to determine an average velocity dependency of the luminescence characteristic of a reference medium, said average velocity dependency being averaged over both opposite directions of movement and being used to determine a velocity dependency of a corrective factor for the luminescence characteristic. Said determined velocity dependency is used to determine the corrective factor for the luminescence characteristic, said corrective factor applying to the velocity of the movement of the value document during the verification process, and the luminescence characteristic is then corrected by said corrective factor.
An optically variable security element has a motif region. A plurality of differently oriented facets are arranged in the motif region. A pattern includes visible pattern elements is visible in the motif region to a viewer at least at a first viewing angle. The visible pattern elements are designed differently to portray a motif to the viewer. The motif is a three-dimensional motif. The pattern elements are designed differently such that they portray a perspective of the three-dimensional motif to the viewer.
The invention relates to a method for producing accumulators which each have at least one cell stack (6), wherein to produce the cell stack (6), individual sheets (4) are stacked by means of a stacking device (2) in that the individual sheets (4) are fed one after the other by means of a conveying line (8) of the stacking device (2) to a stacking wheel arrangement (12) of the stacking device (2), wherein the stacking wheel arrangement (12) has two stacking wheels (28) which are arranged in two planes one above the other, in that a predefined number of successive individual sheets (4) are fed to one of the two stacking wheels (28), wherein the predefined number corresponds to the number of individual sheets (4) in a finished cell stack (6), and in that a plurality of the individual sheets (4) following the predefined number of individual sheets (4) are fed to the other of the two stacking wheels (28).
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 29/12 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands
The invention relates to a method for producing an accumulator, having at least one cell stack (4), which is formed by stacked single sheets (6), wherein the cell stack (4) is wrapped with a film (8) using a device (2).
An apparatus for checking value documents, more particularly banknotes, includes at least one image-capturing device, which is designed to capture at least one image of each of a plurality of value documents. The images are each composed of a plurality of pixels. The apparatus includes an evaluation device, which is designed to determine, in the captured images of different value documents, one or more positions of pixels at which a plurality of the captured images of the different value documents deviate from a predefined reference image. A method and a system correspond to the apparatus for processing value documents.
The invention relates to a security substrate (20) for producing security and value documents, having a fibre substrate body (22) which contains by mass: - 40% to 96% dry weight of fibres, in particular cellulose fibres, based on the dry weight of the fibre substrate body; - 1% to 20% dry weight, based on the dry weight of the fibres, of at least one anionic polymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of above -40°C, in particular a carboxylated polymer; and - 0.5% to 5% dry weight of at least one cationic precipitant, based on the dry weight of the fibres, the anionic polymer being present in a precipitated form on the surface of the fibres. According to the invention, the fibre substrate body (22) is provided with a dirt-repellent layer (24, 26; 62) on at least one of its main surfaces.
D21H 17/37 - Polymers of unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. polyacrylates
D21H 17/70 - Inorganic compounds forming new compounds in situ, e.g. within the pulp or paper, by chemical reaction with other substances added separately
D21H 19/82 - Paper comprising more than one coating superposed
D21H 19/84 - Paper comprising more than one coating on both sides of the substrate
37.
OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY ELEMENT WITH 5-LAYER STACK, DATA CARRIER AND PRODUCTION METHOD
The invention relates to an optically variable security element (20), in particular security film or security thread, with a 5-layer stack (21) comprising, in this order, a first absorber layer (23), a first dielectric spacer layer (24), a second absorber layer (25), a second dielectric spacer layer (26) and a reflection layer (27). The invention here provides for the first and the second dielectric spacer layers (24, 26) to have different layer thicknesses in order to generate a specific IR reflection signature of the security element.
An optically variable security element contains a motif region, and has a main motif shape that is visible to a viewer in the motif region at at least a first viewing angle. The optically variable main motif includes substructures that are visible to the viewer. The substructures are sub-motifs that are visible to the viewer and have a sub-motif shape. The sub-motifs have the same sub-motif shape, and the sub-motif shape corresponds to the main motif shape.
An optically variable security element contains a motif region. An optically variable main motif has a contour that is visible to a viewer in the motif region at at least a first viewing angle, and the optically variable main motif includes substructures that are visible to the viewer. The visible substructures are visible along the contour of the main motif. The substructures are sub-motifs that are visible to the viewer, and each of the sub-motifs are provided with a contour.
METHOD FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A SEARCH IMAGE, METHOD FOR GENERATING A PATTERN VECTOR, AND USE OF A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION AND/OR ORIENTATION OF A SECURITY ELEMENT OF A BANKNOTE
A method for detecting an object in a search image, includes: a) providing a pattern vector which describes the object by means of coordinates of characteristic pixels; b) shifting the pattern vector over different positions of the search image; c) determining a success value at each of the different positions; and d) detecting the object at the position on the basis of the success value, wherein each characteristic pixel is assigned a first direction and a second direction that differs from the first direction. The first and second overall intensity values of one-dimensionally arranged pixels are determined in the first and second directions, respectively. A difference value between the first and second overall intensity values is determined in each case, and the success value is determined on the basis of the respective difference values.
G06V 10/75 - Image or video pattern matching; Proximity measures in feature spaces using context analysis; Selection of dictionaries
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
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Method for producing a luminescent security marking and luminescent security marking
A method is provided for producing a luminescent security marking on a substrate of a predetermined substrate type. The security marking includes a layer sequence applied on top of the substrate in a part region and formed from a diffuse reflectance printing ink applied on top of the substrate and from a luminescent printing ink applied on top of the diffuse reflectance printing ink, or a mixture of a diffuse reflectance printing ink and a luminescent printing ink. The layer sequence or the mixture exhibit visible luminescence after excitation. The layer sequence or the mixture are printed with a chosen layer thickness onto a substrate of the predetermined substrate type, in order to obtain a luminescent security marking, the luminescent spectrum of which matches the calculated combination spectrum in the part region on illumination with the excitation light. The invention also relates to an associated luminescent security marking.
A sensor element for checking the authenticity of a planar data carrier, in particular a banknote, has a spin resonance feature. The sensor element contains a magnetic core having an air gap, into which the planar data carrier can be inserted for authentication and which defines an axial direction extending between the adjoining surfaces of the magnetic core, a polarization device for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, a modulation device for generating a time-varying magnetic modulation field in the air gap, and a resonator for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be checked. The modulation device is formed by at least one planar coil arranged in the air gap, which planar coil has one or more turns about the axial direction of the air gap in one plane. The disclosure also relates to a checking device having such a sensor element.
An optically variable security element is provided for safeguarding articles of value. The security element has a feature layer containing, in a common plane, first and second feature regions arranged so as to accurately fit together. The first feature regions contain a first embossing lacquer layer of a first embossing lacquer into which an embossed structure that creates a first optical effect has been embossed. The second feature regions contain a second embossing lacquer layer of a second embossing lacquer into which an embossed structure that creates a second, different optical effect has been embossed. The first and second embossing lacquers have different solidification properties and different optical properties. A production process is provided for such an optically variable security element, and to embossing arrangements comprising a semi-finished security element product and means of impressing an embossed structure.
A system and to a method for processing documents of value, in particular banknotes, includes: at least one processing device which is designed to process documents of value at a specifiable processing rate and to feed the documents of value to in each case one of at least two banding devices; at least two banding devices which are designed to provide at least one stack, which is formed by the documents of value respectively fed to a banding device, with a band, wherein the banding devices are each characterized by a maximum banding rate which specifies the maximum number of documents of value that can be banded in the respective banding device per unit time; and a control device for specifying the processing rate.
A method is provided for producing an electrode stack with flat electrode elements, including: a) providing a first electrode element; b) inserting the first electrode element into an intermediate space formed by stacking fingers of a stacking wheel which rotates about a rotation axis; c) transporting the first electrode element with the stacking wheel; d) removing the first electrode element from the intermediate space; e) arranging the first electrode element in a stacking position; f) providing a second electrode element; g) inserting the second electrode element into a further intermediate space different from the intermediate space and formed by stacking fingers of the stacking wheel; h) removing the second electrode element from the further intermediate space; and i) arranging the second electrode element in the stacking position and producing the electrode stack. The first electrode element is moved to a lateral target position by a movable alignment element.
A sensor element for testing a flat data carrier, in particular a banknote, has a spin resonance feature. The sensor element contains a magnetic core having an air gap, into which the flat data carrier can be inserted for testing, an element for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, and a resonator for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested. The resonator is formed by a stripline resonator which is arranged in the air gap of the magnetic core and comprises a flat carrier having an upper side and a conducting structure which is arranged on the upper side of the carrier with a characteristic length.
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
47.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING VALUE DOCUMENTS
The invention relates to a device (5) and a method for transporting value documents (1), wherein the value documents are individually transported one after the other along a transport path (10). A leading transport means (21, 22, 3a, R0), a speed adapting device (12), and a trailing transport means (23, 24, 3b, R5) are arranged along the transport path of the value documents. The speed adaptation device has at least one transport roller pair (25, 26, R1-R4), by means of which the transport speed of each value document is changed from the first transport speed (v1) of the leading transport means to the second transport speed (v2) of the trailing transport means.
B65H 5/02 - Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by belts or chains
B65H 5/34 - Varying the phase of feed relative to the receiving machine
B65H 29/12 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands
B65H 29/68 - Reducing the speed of articles as they advance
B65H 5/06 - Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by rollers
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Method for producing a security element comprising micro-imaging elements
A method for producing a security element for security papers, valuable documents or the like, includes a carrier having on its top side micro-imaging elements and on its underside structures which, together with the microimaging elements, image a motif in front of the top side of the carrier; the position of the motif being is dependent on the viewing angle.
The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for producing an electrode stack (4) from electrode stack elements (6). The device comprises: a stacking wheel (8) having at least one stacking wheel disc (10), which can be rotationally driven about an axis of rotation (D) and which has compartments (16) for receiving the electrode stack elements (6); a stripper (34) for stripping the electrode stack elements (6) from the compartments (16) during a rotation of the stacking wheel (8); a shelf (36) for the electrode stack elements (6) stripped from the stacking wheel (8); and a conveying device (18) for conveying the electrode stack elements (6) into the compartments (16). The conveying device (18) comprises a transfer device (22) for transferring the electrode stack elements (6) into the compartments (16) and a feeding device (20) for feeding the electrode stack elements (6) to the transfer device (22). The invention also relates to a method for producing an electrode stack (4) using the apparatus (2).
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 29/12 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
The invention relates to a device (5) for transporting and optionally stacking flat electrode elements (1), said device being designed to transport the flat electrode elements individually one after the other along the transport path (10). The device has a spacing increasing device (12) which is arranged along the transport path of the flat electrode elements, e.g., upstream of a stacking device (17), and is designed to increase the spacing (a) of the flat electrode elements, in particular up to a processing spacing (A), by accelerating the flat electrode elements in order to facilitate access to individual flat electrode elements of the flat electrode elements.
B65H 29/12 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands
B65H 29/16 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact of one face only with moving tapes, bands, or chains
B65H 29/20 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 29/62 - Article switches or diverters diverting faulty articles from the main stream
B65H 29/68 - Reducing the speed of articles as they advance
B65H 5/34 - Varying the phase of feed relative to the receiving machine
B65H 5/06 - Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by rollers
B65H 29/24 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by air-blast or suction apparatus
B65H 5/02 - Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by belts or chains
A sensor for verifying value documents and designed to determine the luminescence time constant of a value document that is moved past the sensor for verification purposes, and the provision of a velocity correction of the luminescence time constant of the value document in the sensor. The relative movement between the value document and the sensor causes movement effects, resulting in a distortion of the intensity curve from which the luminescence time constant is derived. The luminescence time constant is corrected using a sensor-specific corrective factor ascertained for the velocity of the movement of the value document during the verification process. For this purpose, different sensor-specific corrective factors are used for different examples of sensors that are nominally identical in design and are part of the same sensor production series.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
Optically variable and electronic security tags, tapes, sheets and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter provided with electronic components, in particular chips and/or displays, all the aforesaid goods, included in class 9, being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features displaying anoptically variable effect. Security elements [printed matter] with an optically variable eff ect for incorporation and/or application to banknotes or identity documents; Security tags, tapes, sheets and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter, all the aforesaid goods, included in class 16, being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with an optically variable effect. Plastic film other than for wrapping for use in valuable printed matter, included in class 17, All of the aforesaid being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with anoptical variable effect.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Computer software; downloadable software; downloadable software applications. On-line retail and wholesale distributorship services featuring software; on-line computerized retail and wholesale supply, namely software; retail store business for software; retail sales business via a global computer network for software; on-line retail of software. Installation of software; rental of software; software as a service; hosting services. Licensing of software.
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SECURITY FOIL ELEMENT WITH SELECTION LAYER, PRODUCTION METHOD, TESTING METHOD AND DATA CARRIER WITH SECURITY FOIL ELEMENT
The invention relates to a security foil element (12) for securing valuable objects (10), having a foil carrier (20) and a selection layer (24) applied to at least some portions of the foil carrier. The foil carrier (20) is formed from an extrudable plastic and in its volume is mixed with a machine-readable luminescent marker (22), which is used to emit luminescent radiation having a first wavelength and a second, different, wavelength (32, 34), each in the infrared spectral range. The selection layer (24) is designed to selectively spectrally inhibit the transmission of IR radiation, wherein the inhibiting effect on transmission differs for the first and second wavelengths (32, 34) by at least 10 percentage points.
The invention relates to a device (1) for generating an electrode stack (2) with flat electrode elements (3). The device (1) comprises a stacking wheel (10), which is mounted to rotate about a stacking axis (11), and a plurality of stacking wheel fingers (12), which define respective intermediate spaces (13) for receiving the electrode elements (3), and a wiper unit (20), which is designed to remove the electrode elements (3) one after the other from the respective intermediate spaces (13) through interaction with a rotational movement (14) of the stacking wheel (10) about the stacking wheel axis (11). The device also comprises a receiving unit (30) for successively receiving electrode elements (3) removed from the intermediate spaces (13). The receiving unit (30) comprises a base structure (31), on which the electrodes (3) received into the receiving unit (30) can be stacked, and a delimiting element (32), which forms a stop for the electrode elements (3) received into the receiving unit (3) and which is arranged statically in relation to the stacking wheel axis (11).
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B65H 31/02 - Pile receivers with stationary end support against which pile accumulates
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SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A MACHINE-READABLE CODE AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY THEREOF
The invention relates to a security element, preferably in the form of a security strip, security thread or security patch, having a machine-readable coding, which is based on substances absorbent in the infrared spectral range, wherein the machine-readable coding comprises first and second code areas, which are arranged spatially separated from one another. The substances absorbent in the infrared spectral range include at least one first substance, which is not detectable by means of magnetic field measurement, and at least one second substance, which is detectable by means of magnetic field measurement, wherein the at least one first substance is introduced into at least one of the first code areas and the second substance is introduced into at least one of the second code areas. A method is provided for checking the authenticity of such a security element.
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
A method and a device for stacking flat items in order to form stacks with a predefined number of flat items by means of a stacking wheel has the following steps: a) introducing flat items into compartments of the stacking wheel, b) transporting the flat items in the compartments of the stacking wheel, c) removing the flat items from the compartments of the stacking wheel and forming a stack with the predefined number of flat items, and d) removing the stack with the predefined number of flat items, wherein, after introduction of the predefined number of flat items into the compartments of the stacking wheel, no flat item is introduced into at least one subsequent compartment of the stacking wheel, and repeating steps a) through d).
The invention relates to an optical security element (12) for securing valuable objects, comprising at least two effect regions (14, 16) for generating different optical effects, wherein the effect regions are adjacent to one another along a boundary line (18), and at least one of the two effect regions is formed by a micromirror region with directed reflective micromirrors. According to the invention, the boundary line (18) of the two mentioned effect regions is designed not to have smooth edges, whereby a transition region (20) in the two effect regions (14, 16) is formed along the boundary line, wherein, when being viewed, the optical effect of the first effect region (14) transitions seamlessly into the optical effect of the second effect region (16). The two effect regions can be formed by micromirror regions with directed reflective micromirrors and different micromirror effects. One of the effect regions can be formed by a micromirror region with directed reflective micromirrors and another of the effect regions can be formed by a diffractive relief structure (e.g. a hologram).
Proposed is a security element, preferably in the form of a security stripe, security thread, or a security patch, comprising a machine-readable code and an optically variable security feature, which has a visual appearance that depends on the viewing angle. The machine-readable code is a magnetic encoding, which is produced by printing at least one opaque magnetic printing ink containing magnetic pigments, with the magnetic printing ink being incorporated or applied in at least one defined code region such that the visual appearance of the optically variable security feature is determined at least in part by the at least one incorporated or applied magnetic printing ink. The optically variable security feature comprises a micro-optical micro-lens arrangement, which covers the at least one code region in which the at least one magnetic printing ink has been incorporated or applied.
The invention relates to a security element for objects of value or documents of value (2), which security element has, on a substrate (20), a sub-wavelength grating structure (24) which exhibits a colour produced on the basis of plasmon resonance in a perpendicular plan view (8), wherein a multiplicity of sections (16, 17) which cannot be resolved with the naked eye and in each of which the sub-wavelength grating structure (24) is uniformly formed are formed, wherein the sub-wavelength grating structures (24) between the sections (16, 17) differ in at least one structure parameter influencing light refraction, and the multiplicity of sections which cannot be resolved with the naked eye cover a surface area (6, 32) of the security element (4), wherein the sections (16, 17) in the surface area (6, 32) differ in the at least one structure parameter such that an observer does not perceive any rotational-angle-dependent refraction effect in the surface area (6) covered by the sections (16, 17) when the security element (4) is tilted about at least one tilt axis (10) in a substrate plane.
The invention relates to an optical security element (12) for protecting value items, comprising at least two effect regions (14, 16) for generating different optical effects, wherein the effect regions border one another along a borderline. According to the invention, the effect regions (14, 16) each consist of a plurality of pixel elements (34; 36) and a dithered transition region (20) is formed along the borderline between a first effect region (14) and a second effect region (16), in which transition region the area percentage of the pixel elements (34) of the first effect region (14) reduces from 100% to 0% and the area percentage of the pixel elements (36) of the second effect region (16) increases from 0% to 100%, so that, in the transition region, when viewed, the optical effect of the first effect region transitions smoothly into the optical effect of the second effect region. At least one of the two effect regions can be formed by a micromirror region having directional reflective micromirrors.
The invention relates to a security element having an optically variable security feature and a machine-readable security feature, which are at least partially arranged one above the other, wherein the security element is transparent or translucent in the region of the visible light and the machine-readable security feature forms a code. The machine-readable security feature is a combination of at least two different substances, a first IR substance and a second IR substance, wherein the first IR substance is arranged in a first areal region of the security element and the second IR substance is arranged in a second areal region of the security element, and wherein the first IR substance absorbs in a first IR wavelength region and the second IR substance absorbs in a second IR wavelength region. The invention also relates to a value document which has such a security element.
The invention relates to a security element having a structured layer (8), which has a base area (20) and depressions (12) recessed with respect to the base area or elevations raised with respect to the base area, and a reflector layer (14) arranged on the structured layer (8), wherein the depressions (12) or elevations are designed, in terms of their extents along the base area (20), their vertical extent (t) perpendicular to the base area (20) and their arrangement on the base area (20), as colour-producing nanostructures (10), wherein the structured layer (8) has regions (16, 18; 25a-d) in each of which the vertical extent (t) of the depressions (12) or elevations along a direction (22) varies according to a non-constant function, with the result that a mixed colour is visible in plan view in each of the regions (16, 18; 25a-d).
The invention relates to a mask exposure method comprising the following steps: —the providing of a carrier substrate; the print application of a radiation-crosslinkable washable dye layer to the full area of the carrier substrate; —the exposure of the radiation-crosslinkable washable dye layer in defined regions to radiation by means of a radiation mask, such that the washable dye is cured in the defined regions; —the applying of a metallization over the full area; —the removing of the non-radiation-exposed washable dye outside the defined regions together with the metal present thereon with the aid of a solvent, such that the resultant carrier substrate has cured washable dye with metal applied thereto only in defined regions.
A security element for a value document comprises: a first concealed motif region having a first luminescence layer with at least one first excitation wavelength in the UV-A range; and a second concealed motif region having a second luminescence layer with at least one second excitation wavelength in the UV-A range that is different from the at least one first excitation wavelength.
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
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SECURITY ELEMENT FOR A VALUE DOCUMENT, HAVING AN OPTICALLY VARIABLE PRIMARY SURFACE PATTERN AND CONCEALED SECONDARY SURFACE PATTERN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
A security element (1) for a value document, wherein the security element (1) comprises: an optically variable primary surface pattern (2) that has a metal layer (4) with a relief structure (4a); and at least one concealed secondary surface pattern (3) comprising a plurality of elements (6) that perforate the metal layer (4) and at least one luminescence layer (7) that is arranged at least in the region of the secondary surface pattern (3).
A sensor element for checking the authenticity of a flat data carrier, in particular a banknote, with a spin resonance feature, includes a magnetic core with an air gap into which the flat data carrier is insertable for authenticity checking, an element for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, a modulation coil for generating a time-varying magnetic field in the air gap, and a resonator for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be checked and for capturing the signal response of the spin resonance feature. The magnetic core of the sensor element is at least partially formed of an eddy current damping magnetic material.
G01R 33/383 - Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using permanent magnets
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
68.
PRODUCTION OF PIGMENTS HAVING A DEFINED SIZE AND SHAPE
A method is provided for manufacturing pigments of defined size and shape, and to pigments manufactured accordingly. The method has the steps of: a) producing a three-dimensional surface structure on a substrate, where surface regions are formed each having a gradient extending obliquely to a base level of the surface structure, and are arranged in columns which are offset relative to one another; b) applying a pigment material layer on the surface structure; c) releasing the pigment material layer from the surface structure and producing pigments.
C09C 1/00 - Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers ; Preparation of carbon black
B81C 1/00 - Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
B82B 3/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units
69.
SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFER, IN GOOD REGISTER, OF SECURITY ELEMENTS TO VALUE DOCUMENTS
A method for manufacturing the security element transfer material, a method for the register-accurate transfer of security elements from the security element transfer material to a value document substrate, and a value document which was equipped with a security element while employing the security element transfer material, wherein the security element transfer material has a temporary carrier material and a plurality of security elements and a plurality of register mark elements which are arranged on a main area of the temporary carrier material and have a layered composite structure. Each register mark element represents a register mark or contains a register mark, and each register mark is assigned to at least one security element. Apart from the security elements and the register mark elements, the temporary carrier material is free from layered composite material.
The invention relates to a sensor for verifying value documents, which has a plurality of fibres that are distributed over the value document and have a characteristic optical or magnetic signal. The sensor has an image capture device for spatially resolved detection of optical or magnetic signals of the value document, which device is designed to capture a value document image of the value document. Furthermore, the sensor has an analysis device which, for the purpose of analysing the value document, is designed to locate the fibres in the value document image and determine at least one local fibre characteristic value for one or more different locations of the value document image in each case and classify the value document as suspected counterfeit on the basis of the local fibre characteristic value. If the value documents are processed automatically, the suspected counterfeit value document can then be automatically rejected.
The invention relates to a sensor (10) and to a method for checking valuable documents (1) which have at least one reflective security element (2) which, in the visible spectral range, has an appearance that depends on a viewing angle. The sensor (10) has: an irradiation device (11) which is designed to irradiate one or more different locations (3, 3') on a valuable document (1) with infrared radiation; a detection device (12) which is designed to detect the infrared radiation reflected from the different locations (3, 3') on the valuable document (1) in each case, the sensor recording a reflectance spectrum from each location; and a checking device (13) which is designed to determine, on the basis of each reflectance spectrum, whether there is a reflective security element having an appearance that depends on the viewing angle at each location in order to determine one or more of the locations (3') at which such a reflective security element (2) is located on the valuable document (1) and to check the valuable document (1) on the basis of the location or locations (3') determined.
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
OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN, VALUE DOCUMENT HAVING OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN
The invention relates to an optically variable surface pattern. The surface pattern comprises a first sub-wavelength structure which defines a first surface region and is designed to create at least a first colour impression for the viewer from at least one first viewing perspective. The surface pattern also comprises a translucent, coloured layer which defines a second surface region and is designed to create a second colour impression. The first surface region overlaps at least partly with the second surface region and forms a first overlap region so that the first sub-wavelength structure in the first overlap region is covered by the translucent, coloured layer. The first overlap region is designed to create at least a third colour impression for the viewer from the at least one first viewing perspective. The first sub-wavelength structure has a distance from the translucent, coloured layer in the first overlap region. The invention also relates to a value document having such an optically variable surface pattern and to a method for producing an optically variable surface pattern.
The invention relates to a security element for protecting a value document, comprising a support substrate, a coating which is provided with an optical surface marking, and a heat-sealable adhesive layer which is suitable for adhering the security element to a value document substrate. The invention is characterized in that the surface of the adhesive layer is provided with a coating which can be washed off upon being contacted by a cleaning liquid.
The invention relates to a device and a method for testing flat samples, in particular value documents or semi-finished products used to produce the value documents, comprising an optical sensor module which for optically testing the flat sample captures a measurement signal of the flat sample when the flat sample is located in the target measurement plane or at least approximately in the target measurement plane. A window is arranged between the sensor module and the flat sample at a window distance from the target measurement plane, said window distance being selected to be sufficiently small for the measurement signal of the flat sample in the target measurement plane to be increased by a retroreflection effect of the window. The sensor module is arranged at a module distance from the target measurement plane, said module distance being selected to be sufficiently small for a signal variation of the measurement signal of the flat sample as a function of the measurement distance deviation in the region of the target measurement plane to be reduced by the retroreflection effect of the window compared to a signal variation occurring without the retroreflection effect.
A method is provided for producing a green paper for producing a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for a fuel cell. A use is described of an accordingly produced gas diffusion layer (GDL) in a fuel cell. A first paper web is loaded with metal powder and/or metal fibers, and a microporous layer (MPL) is in the form of at least one coating is applied onto the paper web. The paper web is then subjected to a binder removal process, a sintering process, a coating process, atomic layer deposition (ALD) using thermal ALD methods, and optionally additional process steps in order to obtain the final GDL. After the sintering process, all of the organic components of the green paper are pyrolyzed and thus no longer contained in the GDL, and the GDL consists virtually exclusively of a metal framework.
D21F 11/08 - Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibreboard production, on paper-making machines of the cylinder type paper or board consisting of two or more layers
H01M 8/0258 - Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
H01M 8/1004 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by membrane-electrode assemblies [MEA]
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENTS, AND OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENTS FOR PRODUCING A PRINTING INK AND/OR A SECURITY FEATURE
The invention relates to a method for producing optically variable elements, comprising a pigment production step, in which a plurality of magnetic color pigments (8) are produced in such a way that they are of flat design, have an identical outer contour having a maximum lateral extent d and satisfy the following condition A: 0 < (pj / d)2 < 0.2, where pa is the standard deviation of the distribution of the maximum lateral extent d, and an encapsulation step, in which at least one magnetic color pigment (8) is in each case encapsulated in such a way that there are a plurality of capsules (5) having a solid shell (6) and a liquid core (7), in which the at least one magnetic color pigment (8) floats and is thus magnetically alignable.
A method is provided for producing platelet-shaped pigments, including the steps of: providing a film structure which has a carrier substrate, a water-soluble release layer and a pigment material layer; mechanically disrupting the pigment material layer, which is present in the film structure, at specific locations; soaking the film structure with aqueous solution; subjecting the film structure to a mechanical force so that the pigment material layer is detached from the carrier substrate as a plurality of pigments according to the ruptures present at the specific locations.
The invention relates to a data carrier (10), in particular a value or security document, comprising a plurality of spaced window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) which each have a security feature (24A, 24B, 24C) having an optically variable effect, and comprising intermediate regions (22) without an optically variable appearance, which intermediate regions separate the window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) from one another. According to the invention, different information is displayed in the plurality of window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) and the optically variable security features (24A, 24B, 24C) of the plurality of window regions each produce different dynamic effects (26A, 26B, 26C).
SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFERRING SECURITY ELEMENTS HAVING A MICRO-OPTICAL AUTHENTICITY FEATURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL
The invention relates to security element transfer materials (1) for transferring security elements (4) having a micro-optical authenticity feature to a valuable object (5, 30). The micro-optical authenticity features produce an optical effect by the cooperation of a first micro-optical arrangement (11), which has focusing elements (12, e.g. micro-lenses), with a second micro-optical arrangement (13), which has micro-motif elements (14). The security element transfer material (1) has a temporary carrier (3) in the form of a layered composite material. The temporary carrier is composed of a first temporary carrier substrate (31, 34) and a second temporary carrier substrate (32), which can be undetachably adhesively bonded by means of an adhesive layer (33). The outlines of the security elements to be transferred are cut in (8) or have been pre-cut (8), while the second temporary carrier substrate (32) is not cut, so that the temporary carrier can be removed as a complete carrier layered composite (figures 3i, 4g, 5h). A permant carrier (15) is undetachably joined to the micro-lenses. A transfer adhesive (18) makes possible the adhesion to the final substrate (30) of the valuable object.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
Optically variable and electronic security tags, tapes, sheets and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter provided with electronic components, in particular chips and/or displays, all the aforesaid goods, included in class 9, being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features displaying an optically variable effect. Security elements [printed matter] with an optically variable effect for incorporation and/or application to banknotes or identity documents; Security tags, tapes, sheets and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter, all the aforesaid goods, included in class 16, being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with an optically variable effect. Plastic film other than for wrapping for use in valuable printed matter, included in class 17, All of the aforesaid being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with an optical variable effect.
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BANKNOTE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BANKNOTES
The invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus (1) that comprises a deflection unit (10) for adjusting a direction of movement of a banknote (2) and a detection unit (20) for detecting a current motion sequence of the deflection unit (10). The banknote processing apparatus (1) further comprises a control unit (30) for controlling the deflection unit (10) between a first deflection position (11) and a second deflection position (12) to thereby adjust the direction of movement of the banknote (2). The control unit (30) is designed to control the deflection unit (10) between the first deflection position (11) and the second deflection position (12) according to a desired motion sequence of the deflection unit (10) and to determine a deviation of the current motion sequence of the deflection unit (10) from the desired motion sequence of the deflection unit (10). The invention further relates to a method for processing banknotes (2).
The invention relates to a transparent conductive film, comprising a transparent substrate, wherein a conductive metallization is formed on the main surface thereof in the form of a close-meshed, continuous network with a plurality of openings having different geometric shapes, wherein the transparent conductive film is additionally provided with a full-area transparent coating reflecting IR radiation.
A device is for checking the authenticity of an areal data carrier having a zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance feature, having one or more excitation coils for producing excitation pulses for the zero-field NMR feature, an array of multiple receiver coils that are independent of the excitation coils and are at least partially arranged adjacent to each other for the spatially resolved detection of the signal response of the zero-field NMR feature, the number of receiver coils in the receiver coil array being greater than the number of excitation coils, and the area covered by the excitation coils at least partially covering the area covered by the receiver coils in the receiver coil array and exceeding the size of said area.
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G01R 33/44 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
G01R 33/3415 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators comprising surface coils comprising arrays of sub-coils
G01R 33/36 - Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
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METHOD FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM
A method for processing value documents and to a value document processing system, involve: ascertaining first identification data by means of which the value documents contained in at least one batch of value documents can be identified, in at least one value document processing device; transmitting the first identification data to an external computing device; ascertaining first sorting data in the external computing device by comparing the transmitted first identification data with specified second identification data by means of which value documents can be identified to be removed from circulation and/or remain in circulation; transmitting the first sorting data from the external computing device to the at least one value document processing device; and sorting the value documents contained in the at least one batch in the at least one value document processing device on the basis of the transmitted first sorting data.
A method and a value document processing system for processing value documents include: ascertaining first identification data by means of which the value documents contained in a plurality of different batches can be identified, in at least one value document processing device; generating assignment data; transmitting the first identification data to an external computing device; comparing the transmitted first identification data with specified second identification data by means of which value documents can be identified that are to be removed from circulation and/or are to remain in circulation; and, if the comparison indicates that at least one value document that is to be removed from circulation is contained in the value documents, identifying the batch in which the at least one value document is contained that is to be removed from circulation; and sorting the value documents.
The invention relates to a value document (1), such as a bank note, a cheque, a credit card or other payment card, an identity card or the like, which has a front side and a rear side. The value document (1) features, when looked through, a first transparent image that is visible to the unaided eye and has specific dimensions (L, B) when viewed from above. The value document (1) has a substrate body (2) which, when viewed from above, has the specific dimensions (L, B) and is connected to a first transparent film (18), which has an inner side and an outer side, in such a way that the substrate body (2) bears against the inner side of the first transparent film (18) so that the substrate body (2) faces the rear side and the outer side of the first transparent film (18) faces the front side. The first transparent film (18) also has the specific dimensions (L, B) when viewed from above, and the first transparent image that is visible when looked through is produced by a first metallised and/or printed structure which is located on the inner side of the first transparent film (18). The first metallised and/or printed structure is covered with a translucent colour layer.
The invention relates to a flat value document (10), which has a surface region with a longitudinal direction (L) and a transverse direction (Q) and which is provided with a luminescence feature (12) in the surface region. According to the invention, the luminescence feature (12) comprises a first luminescence marker in a first partial region (14) and a second luminescence market in a second, different partial region (16). The first and second luminescence markers can be excited to luminescence at the same wavelength and luminesce after excitation substantially in the same emission band in the infrared spectral range. The first and second luminescence markers have spectrally similar infrared emission spectra, specifically infrared emission spectra that have a spectral difference between 0.5% and 15%. The first and second partial regions overlap each other in the surface region in projection onto the longitudinal direction (L) and/or in projection onto the transverse direction (Q).
The invention relates to a gripper (10) for holding and depositing a stack (St) of sheet material, in particular of value documents (W), at a depositing location, in particular on a surface or on an existing stack, comprising at least one first grip element (20), which has or forms a first contact surface (F1) for contact with the stack (St), and at least one second grip element (30), which has or forms a second contact surface (F2) for contact with the stack (St). The first contact surface (F1) and the second contact surface (F2) are designed for contact with the stack (St) on both sides. The grip elements (20, 30) are guided adjustably with respect to one another such that the contact surfaces (F1, F2) are movable with respect to one another in the direction of the surface normal associated with the relevant contact surfaces (F1, F2) in order to hold the stack (St) between the contact surfaces (F1, F2). The first grip element (20) is mounted so as to be pivotable about a swivel pin (S) such that said element is pivotable between a gripping position, in which the first contact surface (F1) is oriented substantially in parallel with the second contact surface (F2), and a release position, in which the first contact surface (F1) is at an angle with respect to the second contact surface (F2).
B65H 1/26 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
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FORMATION OF SHEET STACKS BY MEANS OF A SHEET-PROCESSING APPARATUS
For the purpose of forming sheet stacks in a delivery region (62) of a sheet-processing apparatus, the following steps are carried out: a) sheets are stacked, by means of a stacker wheel (65), on a sheet stack (40) located on a lifting base (22), b) a set-down base (20) is introduced into the delivery region such that it is arranged beneath the stacker wheel in a position which is located above the uppermost sheet of the sheet stack formed on the lifting base, c) further sheets are stacked, by means of the stacker wheel, on the set-down base arranged beneath the stacker wheel, in order to form a further sheet stack (41) on the set-down base, d) a gripping device (30) is introduced into the delivery region, in order for the sheet stack formed on the lifting base to be gripped by means of the gripping device, e) the sheet stack formed on the lifting base is removed from the delivery region by means of the gripping device and, following the removal of the sheet stack, f) the lifting base is moved upwards to the set-down base, and g) the further sheet stack formed on the set-down base is transferred onto the lifting base and the set-down base is moved away out of the delivery region.
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B65H 31/32 - Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
B65H 31/30 - Arrangements for removing completed piles
90.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a flat data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises a magnetic core (35) having an air gap (32), which is delimited by two pole surfaces (38) of the magnetic core and into which the flat data carrier (10) can be inserted in order to be tested, a polarization device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (32), and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature (12) of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) comprises a signal source (22) and a plurality of stripline resonators (46) which are simultaneously fed from the signal source (22), and the stripline resonators (46) are formed in a planar manner with a main extension plane (50) which is plan-parallel to at least one of the pole surfaces (38) of the magnetic core.
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
91.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a flat data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises a magnetic core (35) having an air gap, into which the flat data carrier (10) can be inserted in order to be tested, a polarization device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) contains at least two stripline resonators (44, 46) which are designed to operate at different excitation frequencies.
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
G01R 33/36 - Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
92.
FILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH DOCUMENTS OF VALUE
The invention relates to a filling apparatus (1) and to a method for filling containers (5) with document-of-value stacks (2), and to a document-of-value-processing apparatus. The filling apparatus is designed to fill containers with document-of-value stacks, e.g. document-of-value stacks (40), which are set down in a delivery region (62) of a document-of-value-processing machine (60) by the document-of-value-processing machine. The filling apparatus has a feed interface (2), a delivery interface (4) and a transporting path, along which the containers can be transported from the feed interface to the delivery interface, and also has a filling region (3), in which a respective container fed to the filling apparatus can be positioned in order to be filled with document-of-value stacks by means of a gripping device (30).
B65H 31/30 - Arrangements for removing completed piles
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B65H 31/32 - Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
93.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING DATA CARRIERS HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap; a resonator device (32) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap, the resonator device comprising at least one stripline resonator (32-1, 32-2) fed by a signal source (22); and a modulation device (36) for generating a time-varying magnetic modulation field in the air gap parallel to the static magnetic field. The modulation device (36) comprises a plurality of modulation coils (36-1, 36-2) which are designed and configured to generate different modulation frequencies so that the modulated magnetic field generated by the modulation device (36) together with the polarisation device (34) has different modulation frequencies at different locations within the air gap.
G01R 33/44 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/60 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using electron paramagnetic resonance
94.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap; and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) comprises a stripline resonator (46) and a supply structure (44) for the stripline resonator (46), and is designed to generate a high-frequency field with circular polarisation owing to the geometry of the stripline resonator (46) and/or the geometry of the supply structure (44).
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
G01R 33/36 - Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
95.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
G01R 33/44 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/60 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using electron paramagnetic resonance
96.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap (32) into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (32); and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature (12) of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) contains a plurality of stripline resonators (46-1, 46-2) which are designed and configured to operate independently of one another at the same excitation frequency. The polarisation device (34) generates a homogeneous magnetic flux in the air gap (32) so that the static magnetic flux for each pair of stripline resonators (46-1, 46-2) of the resonator device has substantially the same field strength at the position of a first stripline resonator (46-1) as at the position of a second stripline resonator (46-2).
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
The invention relates to a biodegradable value document substrate comprising a biodegradable paper substrate having sustainable fibres, the sustainable fibres being selected from the group consisting of natural fibres, regenerated cellulose fibres, bio-based plant polymer fibres, bio-based animal polymer fibres, or a mixture of two or more of the aforementioned elements.
The invention relates to a helical compartment stacker for stacking sheet material (100), in particular banknotes, having a stacker wheel (1), which has a multiplicity of helical stacker compartments (2), which are arranged about an axis of rotation (3) and are designed so that, in a first rotary position, they receive sheet material (100) and, in a second rotary position, they set down, and in the process stack, the sheet material (100) received; having a feed device (7), which is designed to feed the sheet material (100) to the stacker wheel (1) gradually, so that the sheet material (100) can be received by the stacker compartments (2); and having a control device (9), which is designed to control the rotation of the stacker wheel (1), and/or the feeding of the sheet material (100) to the stacker wheel (1), such that the sheet material (100) is received only by some of the stacker compartments (2). The invention also relates to a corresponding method and to a system for processing sheet material (100).
The invention relates to a method for transferring a security element (3) onto a target substrate (1), comprising the steps of: - providing the security element (3); - applying the security element (3) to the target substrate (1); - irradiating a radiation-curable adhesive layer on the security element side to cure the radiation-curable adhesive layer which permanently bonds the security element (3) to the target substrate (1), wherein the security element is opaque to the irradiation in an effect region (32) and is transparent to the irradiation in at least one transparent element (31, 33, 34). For the irradiation on the security element side, a plurality of transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34) are distributed in the security element (3) in such a way that, when irradiating through the transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34), a plurality of cured partial surfaces (314, 334, 344) of the adhesive layer are formed which are separated from one another by at least one non-cured partial surface (324) of the adhesive layer. The plurality of transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34) comprises a plurality of transparent grid elements (34).
The invention relates to a device (10) and a method for stacking value documents (12). The device comprises a stacker unit (20) for receiving the value documents (12) and a conveyor unit (30) for conveying the value documents (12) into the stacker unit (20). The stacker unit (20) comprises a rotatable stacker wheel (22) for receiving the value documents (12), wherein the rotatable stacker wheel (22) has a plurality of deflectable stacker wheel segments (24) which are provided along the circumference of the rotatable stacker wheel (22) in a mutually spaced manner. Each of the deflectable stacker wheel segments (24) defines a respective receiving region (26) for receiving at least one of the value documents (12). The device additionally comprises a deflecting unit (40) which is designed to deflect each stacker wheel segment (24) individually in order to thus modify the size of the respective receiving region (26) associated with the stacker wheel segment (24).
