Process and apparatus for providing identity marks on security documents
US8117964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M3/14
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An intaglio-printing press for printing security documents comprising a plate cylinder (4) with at least one engraved printing plate (6), an impression cylinder (3), a wiping device (10) and an inking system, (5, 7a-8d); it further comprises a laser marking device with laser marking heads (15) arranged facing said plate cylinder downstream from said wiping device and upstream from the contact zone between said plate cylinder and said impression cylinder.
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