Tamper evident and counterfeit resisting informational article and associated method
US5913543A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D2035/08
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a tamper evident informational article such as a temporary vehicle registration which may be made of paper or paperboard. The informational article has a zone for inserting information and a pattern within said zone which will resist effective counterfeiting. A transparent tape which preferably has a silicone resin coating which contains a wax is adhesively secured over information contained within the zone. In other embodiments, an alteration resistant article contains variable data and includes an outer film having an upper surface and a lower surface with an adhesive secured to the lower surface. A hologram for receiving at least a portion of the variable data on the upper surface is secured to the outer film lower surface and, in one embodiment, the hologram has portions which have release properties and portions which have greater adhesive bonding properties than the release containing portions. These respective portions may be established by providing a release material on certain portions of the upper surface of the hologram and providing adhesive enhancing materials on other portions of the hologram upper surface. The hologram may be…
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