Authentication article and process for making same
US10152666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/0614
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An authentication article includes: a substrate including: a first surface; a second surface disposed laterally to the first surface and at a depth below the first surface; and a plurality of indentations including the depth at the second surface of the substrate; and an array disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of analytes, the analytes being disposed in the indentations at a depth below a first surface of the substrate and provided to emit an authentication signature in response to being subjected to a probe stimulus. A process for authenticating the authentication article includes: providing the authentication article; subjecting the analytes to a probe stimulus; acquiring a response from the plurality of analytes in response to being subjected to the probe stimulus; and determining whether the response is the authentication signature to authenticate the, wherein the authentication article is not authenticated if the response is not the authentication signature for the array.
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