Patent · US Expired

Authenticated cards

US6676021B1 · kind B1 · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 2001
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F7/086
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An authenticated card (10) comprises a flat card body (12) being formed with at least one region thereon (14) being irreversibly transformable from a first state to a second state, the second state being identifiable by a card holder as different from the first state.

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