Patent · US Expired

Security paper

US4534398A · kind A · utility

72Cited by
6References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 1984
Grant dateAug 13, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 30, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07D7/003
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a security paper document incorporating counterfeit deterrent, optical variable devices that display their optically active properties in reflectance when there are changes in the angle of incodent light with respect to the eye of the viewer. The devices are applied by means of a carrier paper and a base web format during the papermaking process. An embedment roll presses the device within the base web while the base web fibers are unconsolidated and pliable.

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