Security structure, particularly for a security document and/or a valuable document
US8056820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21H21/42
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns a security structure intended to be at least partially incorporated into or affixed to an article, particularly a security document and/or a valuable document, the structure comprising a substrate, at least one electronic device carried by the substrate, at least one non-electronic security and/or decorative element visible to the naked eye, carried by the substrate, covering only a portion of one side of the substrate and having no effect on the operation of the electronic device, and/or at least one amplifying antenna coupled with the electronic device and carried by the substrate, electronic device being at least partially visible so as to form with the security and/or decorative element a design chosen from among a geometric shape, particularly an ellipse, circle or polygon, a written symbol, particularly an alphanumeric character, and an image of a recognizable object, particularly a logo, a plant, an animal or a person.
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