US5083850A
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Technique of forming a separate information bearing printed pattern on replicas of a hologram or other surface relief diffraction pattern
Assignee: American Bank Note Holographics Inc
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Filing: 1989-08-29
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Granted: 1992-01-28
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Expires: 2009-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for replicating microstructure surface relief patterns, such as diffraction patterns including holograms, by casting. A liquid casting resin is held between a surface relief master of the microstructure to be replicated and a substrate while the resin is hardened by actinic radiation curing. Application of resin to edges and discontinuities of the master is avoided in order to reduce undesirable build-up of resin on these areas of the master. The hardened resin surface relief replica may optionally be coated with a discontinuous graphical pattern of a clear or colored paint that eliminates the effect of the surface relief pattern in the regions so coated.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald W. Mallik
- 👤 Salvatore F. D'Amato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:37
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03H; G03H1/00; G03H1/02; G03H1/0276; G03H1/0236; G03H1/024; G03H1/0244; G03H2001/0284; G03H1/04; G03H1/18; G03H2001/187; G03H2250/00; G03H2250/10; G03H2250/36; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S359/00; Y10S359/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of forming a replica of a diffraction pattern with a graphical design thereon, comprising the steps of: forming a surface relief diffraction pattern across a substantially transparent substrate, said surface relief pattern being characterized by forming a given distribution of light reflected therefrom, applying a graphical pattern of a liquid material of contrasting color to the surface relief diffraction pattern in regions of thereof that form said graphical design, thereby leaving exposed other regions of the surface relief pattern, curing the liquid printing material to a hardened state, and subsequently coating the exposed other regions of the surface relief pattern and the cured liquid printing material with a reflective layer, whereby the given distribution of light can be simultaneously viewed through the substrate with the graphical pattern superimposed thereon.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of forming a replica of a diffraction pattern with a graphical design thereon, comprising the steps of: forming a surface relief diffraction pattern across a substantially transparent substrate, said surface relief pattern being characterized by forming a given distribution of light reflected therefrom, applying a graphical pattern of a liquid material of contrasting color to the surface relief diffraction pattern in regions of thereof that form said graphical design, thereby leaving exposed other regions of the surface relief pattern, curing the liquid printing material to a hardened state, and subsequently coating the exposed other regions of the surface relief pattern and the cured liquid printing material with a reflective layer, whereby the given distribution of light can be simultaneously viewed through the substrate with the graphical pattern superimposed thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said diffraction pattern is a hologram and said given distribution of light is an image of an object.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
51 words
The method according to either of claims 1 or 2 wherein the step of forming the surface relief diffraction pattern includes the steps of holding liquid casting resin between a smooth film sheet and a master surface relief pattern without any relative movement therebetween, and curing the resin while so held.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
38 words
The method according to claims 1 or 2 which comprises an additional step of subsequently coating the reflective layer with an adhesive, whereby said replica may be secured to a surface of an article by said adhesive layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of applying liquid material to the diffraction pattern includes filling the surface relief pattern with said liquid according to said graphical composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 5 wherein the step of applying liquid material to the diffraction pattern additionally includes applying a material having substantially the same refractive index as said substrate.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
49 words
The method according to either of claims 1 or 2 wherein the reflective layer coating step includes coating at least one area of the substrate that extends substantially continuously over at least two opposing areas of said graphical pattern and an exposed area of said surface relief pattern therebetween.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
32 words
The method according to either claims 1 or 2 wherein the reflective layer coating step includes coating the surface relief pattern and cured liquid printing material with a substantially totally reflective material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
35 words
The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 5 or 6 comprising the additional step of releasably attaching to a carrier a surface of said substrate opposite to said surface relief diffraction pattern.
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