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Data carrier having an optically variable element and methods for producing it
Assignee: GAO Gesellschaft fuer Automation und Organisation mbH
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Filing: 1998-02-13
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Granted: 2002-01-08
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Expires: 2018-02-13
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a system comprising a series of data carriers, in particular identity cards, papers of value or the like, whereby the data carriers belonging to the system exhibit diffraction structures containing standard information and parts of the series are changed by additional measures in the area of the diffraction structures or combined with other elements and they differ from the rest of the series in optically recognizable fashion, whereby the change in the diffraction structures and/or the combination with other elements convey an esthetic overall impression and the change and/or combination with the other elements cannot be undone without destruction of the diffraction structures.
Inventors
- 👤 Christoph Heckenkamp
- 👤 Wittich Kaule
- 👤 Gerhard Stenzel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:21
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1712; B44C1/1716; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/30; B42D25/328; G; G03; G03H; G03H1/00; G03H1/02; G03H1/0236; G03H1/0252; G03H1/0276; G03H1/028; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/06009; G06K19/06046; G06K19/08; G06K19/083; G06K19/10; G06K19/14; G06K19/16; G03H1/024; G03H1/0244; G03H1/0005; G03H1/0011; G03H2001/0016; G03H2001/0288; G03H2001/0296; G03H1/04; G03H1/18; G03H1/182; G03H2001/183; G03H2001/184; G03H2001/187; G03H1/22; G03H1/2249; G03H2001/2263; G03H2001/2268; G03H2210/00; G03H2210/50; G03H2210/54; G03H2222/00; G03H2222/10; G03H2222/15; G03H2222/16; G03H2250/00; G03H2250/10; G03H2250/12; G03H2250/36; G03H2250/40; G03H2270/00; G03H2270/10; G03H2270/13; G03H2270/20; G03H2270/23; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A system comprising a series of data carriers which are manufactured and thereafter issued for use, each of the data carriers having a body provided with a multilayer, optically variable element, said optically variable element comprising diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information which is identical for all data carriers of the system, wherein at least a portion of the reflective layer structure is impermeable in the visual spectral range, but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range and wherein a printed pattern is disposed below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A system comprising a series of data carriers which are manufactured and thereafter issued for use, each of the data carriers having a body provided with a multilayer, optically variable element, said optically variable element comprising diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information which is identical for all data carriers of the system, wherein at least a portion of the reflective layer structure is impermeable in the visual spectral range, but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range and wherein a printed pattern is disposed below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
123 words
A data carrier which is manufactured and thereafter issued for use, said data carrier being a body provided with a multilayer, optically variable element, said optically variable element comprising diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, wherein at least a portion of the reflective layer structure is impermeable in the visual spectral range, but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range and wherein a printed pattern is disposed below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
123 words
A data carrier which is manufactured and thereafter issued for use, said data carrier being a body provided with a multilayer, optically variable element, said optically variable element comprising diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, wherein at least a portion of the reflective layer structure is impermeable in the visual spectral range, but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range and wherein a printed pattern is disposed below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The data carrier of claim 2 , where said reflective layer structure is permeable to infrared radiation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The data carrier of claim 3 , wherein said reflective layer structure comprises a layer which is opaque in the visual spectral range and permeable in the invisible spectral range and a metal screen or partly metallized layer, said opaque layer lying between said partly metallized layer or metal screen and said printed pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The data carrier of claim 2 , wherein said printed pattern consists of an infrared absorbing color.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The data carrier of claim 2 , wherein said printed pattern is made of material reflecting ultraviolet radiation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The data carrier of claim 2 , wherein the printed pattern comprises a machine readable code.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The data carrier of claim 2 wherein said printed pattern is formed of a material having a metallic luster.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
104 words
A multi-layered optically variable element for a data carrier comprising diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, wherein at least a portion of the reflective layer structure is impermeable in the visual spectral range, but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range and wherein a printed pattern is disposed below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
104 words
A multi-layered optically variable element for a data carrier comprising diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, wherein at least a portion of the reflective layer structure is impermeable in the visual spectral range, but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range and wherein a printed pattern is disposed below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for producing a series of data carriers comprising the steps of forming a body for each data carrier in the series; forming a plurality of multilayer optically variable elements, each having diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, at least a portion of the reflective layer structure being impermeable in the visual spectral range but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range; disposing a printed pattern below the portion of the reflective layer structure either within the layer structure of each of said optically variable elements or on the body of each of the data carriers, said printed pattern being recognizable in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range; and applying one of said optically variable elements to each of the data carriers.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for producing a series of data carriers comprising the steps of forming a body for each data carrier in the series; forming a plurality of multilayer optically variable elements, each having diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, at least a portion of the reflective layer structure being impermeable in the visual spectral range but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range; disposing a printed pattern below the portion of the reflective layer structure either within the layer structure of each of said optically variable elements or on the body of each of the data carriers, said printed pattern being recognizable in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range; and applying one of said optically variable elements to each of the data carriers.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
143 words
A method for producing a data carrier comprising the steps of forming a body of the data carrier; forming a multilayer optically variable element having diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, at least a portion of the reflective layer structure being impermeable in the visual spectral range but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range; disposing a printed pattern below the portion of the reflective layer structure either within the layer structure of said optically variable element or on the body of the data carrier, said printed pattern being recognizable in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range; and applying one of said optically variable elements to the data carrier.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
143 words
A method for producing a data carrier comprising the steps of forming a body of the data carrier; forming a multilayer optically variable element having diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, at least a portion of the reflective layer structure being impermeable in the visual spectral range but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range; disposing a printed pattern below the portion of the reflective layer structure either within the layer structure of said optically variable element or on the body of the data carrier, said printed pattern being recognizable in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range; and applying one of said optically variable elements to the data carrier.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for producing an optically variable element comprising the steps of forming a multilayer optically variable element having diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, at least a portion of the reflective layer structure being impermeable in the visual spectral range but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range; and disposing a printed pattern below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for producing an optically variable element comprising the steps of forming a multilayer optically variable element having diffraction structures and a reflective layer structure, said diffraction structures being visible in the visual spectral range against a background provided by the reflective layer structure in order to present visually recognizable information, at least a portion of the reflective layer structure being impermeable in the visual spectral range but at least partly permeable in the invisible spectral range; and disposing a printed pattern below the portion of the reflective layer structure, said printed pattern being recognizable in the invisible spectral range but unrecognizable in the visual spectral range.
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