# US 5,704,652 A · Tamper evident and counterfeit resisting informational article and associated method

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- Number: US 5,704,652 A
- Document ID: US5704652A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/093,068
- Filed: 1993-07-16
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1992-07-17
- Assignees: Optical Security Group, Inc.
- Inventors: Yoram Curiel
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704652A

## CPC

- B42D 25/20: characterised by a particular use or purpose
- B41M 3/14: Security printing {(securities B42D25/29)}
- B42D 25/00: Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof (printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14)
- B42D 25/328: Diffraction gratings; Holograms
- G09F 3/0292: {tamper indicating labels}
- B42D 2035/08
- Y10S 40/91: Automobile license identification
- Y10S 283/901: Concealed data
- Y10S 283/902: Anti-photocopy
- Y10T 428/31504: Composite [nonstructural laminate]
- B42D: BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B41M: PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, (correction of typographical errors B41J; processes for applying transfer pictures or the like B44C1/16; fluid media for correction of typographical errors by coating C09D10/00; printing textiles D06P)
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

The present invention is directed toward a tamper evident informational article such as a temporary vehicle registration which may be made of paper or paperboard. The informational article has a zone for inserting information and a pattern within said zone which will resist effective counterfeiting. A transparent tape which preferably has a silicone resin coating which contains a wax is adhesively secured over information contained within the zone.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tamper evident informational article comprising
a zone for inserting information,
a pattern within said zone, and
a transparent tape having a write-resistant surface, said transparent tape being adhesively bonded to said zone after said information has been inserted, whereby said pattern will resist photocopy duplication of said article and said write-resistant surface of said transparent tape will resist alteration of said inserted information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The informational article of claim 1 including
said pattern being a refractive image.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The informational article of claim 2 including
said tape having a layer of silicone resin disposed on the outer surface thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The informational article of claim 3 including
said tape being made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester and polyolefins.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The informational article of claim 4 including
said tape being made from a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The informational article of claim 4 including
said silicone resin containing about 21/2 to 10 percent by weight of a wax.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The informational article of claim 6 including
said wax being a polytetrafluoroethylene.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The informational article of claim 7 including
said refractive image being a hologram.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The informational article of claim 8 including
said informational article being made of paper or paperboard and containing pre-printed information on the same surface as said zone.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The informational article of claim 9 including
a portion of said tape being bonded over said zone.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The informational article of claim 9 including
said tape prior to full securement to said informational article being adhesively secured to said article and having a strippable tape over the portion of said tape that will overly information to be provided within said zone.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The informational article of claim 9 including
said article being a temporary vehicle registration.