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Method of producing a document with an unforgeable surface relief
Assignee: GAO Gesellschaft fuer Automation und Organisation mbH
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Filing: 1993-07-02
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Granted: 1995-07-18
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Expires: 2013-07-02
Abstract
Abstract Documents and data, patterns, etc., applied thereto, which are present in the form of a surface relief, in particular in the form of embossed characters, are provided partially in the area of this surface relief with luminescent substance which is testable visibly and by machine. The luminescent substance is introduced either into raised or into depressed areas of the surface relief, so that characteristic features of the surface relief are reflected in its spatial distribution. The data can thus be tested for falsification and at the same time for authenticity in a simple way.
Inventors
- 👤 Christoph Heckenkamp
- 👤 Gerhard Stenzel
- 👤 Wittich Kaule
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:00
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/30; B42D25/324; B42D25/36; B42D25/378; B42D25/40; B42D25/405; B42D25/415; B42D25/425; B42D25/43; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/06009; G06K19/06046; B42D2033/04; B42D2033/18; B42D2033/20; B42D2033/24; B42D2033/30; B42D2035/08; B42D2035/24; B42D2035/34; B42D2035/50; B42D25/45; B42D25/455; B42D25/465; B42D25/47; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/902; Y10S283/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of producing a document having depressed areas relative to the surface of the document and at least one luminescent substance in at least a partial area of the surface relief which allows easy testing of both the document and the data as to their authenticity and originality, wherein the luminescent substance is applied only to the depressed areas of the surface relief by preparing a multilayer transfer band containing a luminescent substance at least in one of the layers to be transferred, and transferring the luminescent substance to the depressed areas of the surface relief using pressure and temperature by the transfer method known as such.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of producing a document having depressed areas relative to the surface of the document and at least one luminescent substance in at least a partial area of the surface relief which allows easy testing of both the document and the data as to their authenticity and originality, wherein the luminescent substance is applied only to the depressed areas of the surface relief by preparing a multilayer transfer band containing a luminescent substance at least in one of the layers to be transferred, and transferring the luminescent substance to the depressed areas of the surface relief using pressure and temperature by the transfer method known as such.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1, characterized in that the document is made of plastics and the surface relief is produced by softening the plastics material of the document and embossing it with a laminating plate having a surface relief thereon, whereby the relief of the plate is embossed on the document.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2, characterized in that the surface relief is formed on the laminating plate by chemical methods.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, characterized in that the surface relief is produced directly on the document by chemical methods.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, characterized in that a transfer band is used which contains the luminescent substances in a mixture of one layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, characterized in that the transfer band contains the luminescent, substances in a plurality of separate layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, characterized in that the transfer band has a polymerizable layer of varnish which is hardened after the luminescent layer has been transferred to the document.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, characterized in that the transfer band has a width and is positioned relative to the document during the transfer process in such a way that the luminescent substance is transferred to the document solely along a narrow strip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, characterized in that a transfer band is used which contains the luminescent substances and a visible color in a mixture in one layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the surface relief is formed on the laminating plate by etching or sand blasting.
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