Security protection of documents or products by affixing an optically active component for verification of authenticity
US7875338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24917
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A component for authenticating a document or a product including a plastic film having at least one embossed surface, a metallization layer at least partially covering the embossed surface, the film and the metallized layer forming an embossed film having a first zone producing a rainbow effect according to a first orientation of the component in relation to a lighting direction, the rainbow effect disappearing when the component is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the first orientation, and a second zone which has been partially demetallized and remetallized with a dielectric material producing an effect of being colored by a first color for the first orientation of the component and by a second different color for the orientation substantially perpendicular to the first orientation.
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