Printed document having a value, with luminescent authenticity feature

US6506476B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Glesecke & Devrient GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Wittich Kaule · Grafing, DE
• Gerhard Schwenk · Puchheim, DE
• Gerhard Stenzel · Germering, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 30, 1999
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2003
• Expiry date: Nov 30, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/24835
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention concerns a printed valuable document with at least one authentication feature in the form of a luminescent substance based on a host lattice doped with at least one rare earth metal. The host lattice largely absorbs in the visible region of the spectrum, is excitable at least in parts of the visible region of the spectrum and transparent at least in partial areas of the IR spectral region. The luminescent substance is present in the volume of the valuable document in such a concentration that the characteristics of the valuable document just remain unimpaired. The rare earth metal concerned is thulium.