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Tamper-indicating printable sheet for securing documents of value and methods of making the same

US7658980B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2005
Grant dateFeb 9, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2839
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tamper-indicating printable sheet. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a tamper-indicating printable sheet comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of microbeads partially embedded in an inkjet receptive beadbond layer; and a reflector layer between one of the microbeads and the inkjet receptive beadbond layer. The present invention provides a method of making a tamper-indicating printable sheet.

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