Latent image structure
US6296281A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D2035/16
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A latent image structure of a highly secure nature in which two latent image are superimposed. Each of the superimposed latent images is viewable from a different line of sight. Relief elements define, for each latent image, portions of respective linear relief structures providing an image and a background which cooperate to generate the latent image. Relief elements are only provided at locations where the linear relief structures of the first and second latent images intersect. The resultant latent image structure, when viewed normally, has the advantage of a relatively flat appearance, making it difficult to discern the presence either of the superimposed latent images.
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