US4197989A
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Magnetic recording
Assignee: QED Intellectual Property Ltd
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Filing: 1978-06-26
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Granted: 1980-04-15
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Expires: 1998-06-26
Abstract
Abstract Magnetic recording media including permanent structures of aligned acicular particles have been proposed as a means of identifying and authenticating a medium. A structure which has an improved remanence difference signal is described. A method of making and examining such a structure is described. Arrangements of such media and record/read-out apparatus by which information can be recorded and read-out without interference from the structural remanence differences are described. The use of the media for security documents such as credit cards is described.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph R. Pearce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:30
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/84; G11B5/842; G11B5/845; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; G06K19/12; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086; G11B5/62; G11B5/68; G11B5/70; G11B5/716
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A magnetisable recording medium of a body of magnetically anisotropic material, the structure of the body including a pattern of a first group of regions all having a distinct permanent magnetic property of an easy axis of magnetisation of the material predominantly permanently aligned to a first selected direction and the remaining regions in the structure of the body having an easy axis of magnetisation of the material predominately permanently aligned to a second direction, the first and second directions being substantially non-orthogonal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A magnetisable recording medium of a body of magnetically anisotropic material, the structure of the body including a pattern of a first group of regions all having a distinct permanent magnetic property of an easy axis of magnetisation of the material predominantly permanently aligned to a first selected direction and the remaining regions in the structure of the body having an easy axis of magnetisation of the material predominately permanently aligned to a second direction, the first and second directions being substantially non-orthogonal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medium according to claim 1 in which said first and second directions are in the plane of a layer of said material and inclined at between 25° and 65°.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A medium according to claim 2 in which said layer is elongate and one of said directions is along the length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A security document including a magnetic recording medium of a body of magnetically anisotropic material including a pattern of a permanent magnetic property as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A security document as claimed in claim 4 and including a revisable information store in said another region readable without interference from said pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
80 words
A magnetisable recording medium of a body of magnetically anisotropic material including a pattern of regions having a distinct permanent magnetic property of the predominant alignment of an easy axis of magnetisation of the material to different directions in different regions of the pattern and another overlying region having a permanent predominant alignment of an easy axis of magnetisation of the material of the another region in a further direction in a plane other than that of said different directions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
80 words
A magnetisable recording medium of a body of magnetically anisotropic material including a pattern of regions having a distinct permanent magnetic property of the predominant alignment of an easy axis of magnetisation of the material to different directions in different regions of the pattern and another overlying region having a permanent predominant alignment of an easy axis of magnetisation of the material of the another region in a further direction in a plane other than that of said different directions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A medium according to claim 6 in which the regions forming the pattern and the overlying regions are of different coercivity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A medium according to claim 7 including a non-magnetic region between the regions forming the pattern and the overlying regions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A medium according to claim 6 in which the pattern of regions is formed by respective alignments of the easy axis of magnetisation is in each of two groups of regions and the alignment in the overlying region is perpendicular to both said respective alignments.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
60 words
A medium according to claim 9 in which the regions forming the pattern are of lower coercivity than the overlying region to permit development of the watermark and erasure of the developed signal without affecting information recorded on the higher coercivity overlying layer, the respective alignments not producing any remanence variation signal in the alignment direction in the overlying region.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A security document including a magnetic recording medium of a body of magnetically anisotropic material including a pattern of a permanent magnetic property as claimed in claim 6.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A security document as claimed in claim 11 and including a revisable information store in said another region readable without interference from said pattern.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of making a magnetisable recording medium including providing an elongate support and a supply of a dispersion of a magnetically anisotropic material in a settable binder, coating a layer of said dispersion onto the support, applying throughout the wet dispersion a magnetic field to align an easy axis of magnetisation of the material substantially diagonally of and not more than 65° off the length of the support, applying to selected spaced regions a magnetic field to re-align said easy axis of magnetisation of the material substantially along the length of the support and causing the binder to set to fix the alignments of the material in the medium, the alignments being substantially non-orthogonal.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of making a magnetisable recording medium including providing an elongate support and a supply of a dispersion of a magnetically anisotropic material in a settable binder, coating a layer of said dispersion onto the support, applying throughout the wet dispersion a magnetic field to align an easy axis of magnetisation of the material substantially diagonally of and not more than 65° off the length of the support, applying to selected spaced regions a magnetic field to re-align said easy axis of magnetisation of the material substantially along the length of the support and causing the binder to set to fix the alignments of the material in the medium, the alignments being substantially non-orthogonal.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-04-15 | 1983-10-15 | 1984-04-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-04-15 | 1987-10-15 | 1988-04-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-04-15 | 1991-10-15 | 1992-04-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |