Security threads having at least two security detection features and security papers employing same
US5486022A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/916
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A visually verifiable and machine-readable security thread having at least two security detection means located thereon, where a first security detection means comprises a machine-readable repeating pattern and where a second security detection means comprises visually verifiable metal-formed indicia. Such security threads are suitable for use with security documents, such as banknotes and the like, labels and any other documents or means of identification used for purposes which make the verification of the authenticity of each specimen desirable at least once in its lifetime.
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