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US 2026/0307425 A1Published application
Security features for identification documents and methods of making same
AssigneeIdemia Identity & Security USA LLC
InventorsAshley S.R. Tiguy, Joseph Picardi, Robert L. Jones
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Abstract
A security document is provided that includes a core layer including a first set of information printed thereon and a second set of information ablated into the core with a laser to form one or more trenches. The ablated second set of information overlies and removes a portion of the first set of information. The document also includes a laminate layer including an inner surface adhered to the ablated core and having an outer surface.
Claims18
A card comprising:
- a core layer including a first set of information printed onto the core and a second set of information ablated into the core with a laser to form one or more trenches, wherein the ablated second set of information overlies and removes a portion of the first set of information;
- and
- a laminate layer including an inner surface adhered to the ablated core and having an outer surface.
A method of manufacturing a card, said method comprising:
- printing a first set of information onto a card core;
- ablating a second set of information into the core with a laser to form one or more trenches, wherein the ablated second set of information overlies and removes a portion of the first set of information;
- and
- adhering a laminate layer to the core to cover the ablated second set of information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.