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US 6,616,190 B1Granted
Security elements
AssigneeDe La Rue International Limited
InventorRichard Bryan Jotcham
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AssigneeDe La Rue International Limited
InventorRichard Bryan Jotcham
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The invention is concerned with security elements for security articles such as banknotes, cheques and the like. The invention further comprises a security element for use with security materials, said element comprising a first layer, to one side of which is applied at least one optically variable device, and on the other side of said first layer are applied indicia, and a thermochromic coating applied over the indicia, wherein the thermochromic coating comprises a thermochromic material which is coloured when the temperature of said thermochromic coating is below an activation temperature, which colour substantially obscures the indicia and enhances the visibility of the optically variable device, and wherein the thermochromic material becomes colourless at or above said activation temperature, to thereby reveal the indicia, and to render the optically variable device substantially invisible in reflected light.
A security element for use with security materials, said element comprising a first transparent layer, to one side of which is applied at least one optically variable device, and on the other side of said first layer are applied indicia, and a thermochromic coating applied over the indicia, wherein the thermochromic coating comprises a thermochromic material which is coloured when the temperature of said thermochromic coating is below an activation temperature, which colour substantially obscures the indicia and enhances the visibility of the optically variable device, and wherein the thermochromic material becomes colourless at or above said activation temperature, to thereby reveal the indicia, and to render the optically variable device substantially invisible in reflected light.
A security element for use in security articles said element comprising a first transparent layer, to one side of which is applied an optically variable device and on the other side of said first layer are applied indicia, and a thermochromic coating applied over the indicia, wherein the thermochromic coating comprises a thermochromic material which is colourless when the temperature of said thermochromic coating is below an activation temperature, which will thereby reveal the indicia and render the optically variable device substantially invisible in reflective light, and wherein the thermochromic material becomes coloured above said activation temperature, which colour substantially obscures the indicia and enhances the visibility of the optically variable device.
A security material for use in the manufacture of security articles comprising opposed surfaces suitable for printing to identify an article formed from the material, and at least partially exposed on at least one surface of the material is a security element as claimed in any one of the proceeding claims to provide a security feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.