Signature panels
US5438928A · kind A · utility
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14Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D2033/24
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention is to improvements in signature panels for credit cards or similar instruments. The signature panel is made from a foil having a carrier layer with a transferable signature panel layer having a coating composition incorporating a polymeric material. The signature panel layer can be transferred in response to heat and pressure onto a plastic substrate from the carrier layer providing a signature space. A security indicia is placed on or in the signature accepting surface, of the signature panel layer, using an ink to define a rainbow pattern.
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