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Diffractive anti-counterfeiting tag with naked-eye inspection and machine inspection

US6425606B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 1999
Grant dateJul 30, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/916
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A diffractive anti-counterfeiting tag structure with capabilities of naked-eye inspection and machine inspection and its method of manufacture. The anti-counterfeiting tag structure has a naked-eye inspection component and a machine inspection non-grating diffractive component. The naked-eye inspection component and the non-grating diffractive component are formed on separate mold-boards and then joined together to form a mold-board using a board-joining technique. Alternatively, a plurality of naked-eye inspection blocks and a plurality of non-grating diffractive blocks are randomly mixed together to form a pixel-like diffractive anti-counterfeiting tag.

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