Patent · US Expired

Marking of articles

US5005873A · kind A · utility

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11References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1988
Grant dateApr 9, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An article comprising a substrate having markings which are provided by at least two fluorescent materials which have different excitation spectra in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum and different emission spectra in the visible region of the spectrum. The invention also provides a method of marking an article for identification.

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