US6126076A
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Security strip with optical and magnetic information, insertable in documents in general
Assignee: Fedrigoni SpA
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Filing: 1998-10-22
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Granted: 2000-10-03
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Expires: 2018-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A security strip with optical and magnetic information and with conductive properties which can be inserted in documents in general, comprising, on a single backing film, magnetic bars with coded information, elements which can be detected optically at least against the light, and an electrically conductive layer which can be detected by capacitive circuits. The magnetic bars and the optically detectable elements are arranged mutually in register with no tolerance.
Inventors
- 👤 Maurizio Lazzerini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:18
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; G06K19/14; D; D21; D21H; D21H21/00; D21H21/14; D21H21/40; D21H21/44; D21H21/48; G06K19/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A security strip with optical and magnetic information which can be inserted in documents in general, comprising, on a single backing film, magnetic means with coded information and means which can be detected optically at least against the light, said magnetic means and said means which can be detected optically being arranged in register with each other, and magnetic means with coded information comprising bars having a different magnetic level with respect to a base printing which affects said backing film, and the security strip further comprising, between said magnetic bars with coded information, masking bars having a magnetic level different from that of said magnetic bars with coded information, an optical appearance which is substantially identical, to that of said bars with coded information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A security strip with optical and magnetic information which can be inserted in documents in general, comprising, on a single backing film, magnetic means with coded information and means which can be detected optically at least against the light, said magnetic means and said means which can be detected optically being arranged in register with each other, and magnetic means with coded information comprising bars having a different magnetic level with respect to a base printing which affects said backing film, and the security strip further comprising, between said magnetic bars with coded information, masking bars having a magnetic level different from that of said magnetic bars with coded information, an optical appearance which is substantially identical, to that of said bars with coded information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The security strip according to claim 1, comprising electrically conductive means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The security strip according to claim 2, wherein said electrically conductive means comprise an electrically conductive layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The security strip according to claim 3, wherein said electrically conductive layer is optically transparent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic means and said means which can be detected optically are printed with the same ink.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic means and said means which can be detected optically are printed with a single printing plate and therefore in a single pass.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said means which can be detected optically are negative-printed on the base provided on said backing film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said base is constituted by a continuous layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said base is formed by isolated and mutually separate dots.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said backing film has a lower white layer and an upper white layer for covering both faces of said film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said backing film is constituted by a polyester tape which is 1 to 2 mm wide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The security strip according to claim 11, wherein said magnetic means lie longitudinally at one edge of said tape and said means which can be detected optically lie longitudinally at an opposite edge.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The security strip according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic means and said means which can be detected optically are interleaved and in register.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A document comprising a sheet-like element in which a security strip according to claim 1 is embedded.
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