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Discrimination medium and production method therefor

US8749750B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2013
Grant dateJun 10, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03H2250/41
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A discrimination medium, which can have much information, can be produced on a small scale at low cost, and enables change of a sticker design at low cost, is provided. The discrimination medium includes an optically transparent first substrate on which a cholesteric liquid crystal layer is formed, the cholesteric liquid crystal layer being formed with a fine asperity used for displaying a hologram, an optically transparent second substrate on which a print layer is formed, the print layer having a predetermined pattern made of ink and having a transparent portion without the ink of the pattern around the pattern, the pattern reflecting or absorbing a light of a predetermined wavelength, and a transparent adhesive layer, wherein the optically transparent first substrate, the optically transparent second substrate, and the transparent adhesive layer, are disposed in turn from a side checked visually.

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