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Method for Manufacturing Trading Card with Improved Surface Characteristics and Trading Card Manufactured by the Method

Resumen de: US2025281817A1

The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a trading card with improved surface characteristics and a trading card manufactured by the method, and provides a method for manufacturing a trading card and a trading card manufactured by the method in which the trading card has a thick UV varnish coating layer, excellent gloss without generating bubbles and improved adhesion of the coating layer by printing and applying UV varnish again on the upper part of the trading card with the UV varnish coating layer and then curing it again.

SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY ELEMENT

Resumen de: EP4613500A1

Sicherheitselement zur Absicherung von Wertdokumenten, das einen Substratkörper (2), mit ersten Rasterflächen (8), die aus ersten Teilrasterflächen (4) und zweiten, farblich unterschiedlichen Teilrasterflächen (6) aufgebaut sind, und zweiten Rasterflächen. Die ersten Teilrasterflächen (4) und die zweiten Teilrasterflächen (6) sind mit dem unbewaffneten Auge nicht unterscheidbar und ergeben gemeinsam eine Mischfarbe. Die ersten Rasterflächen (8) oder die zweiten Rasterflächen (10) sind aus Lumineszenzfarben gebildet, bei Beleuchtung mit UV-Strahlung erkennbar und bei Beleuchtung nur mit Licht aus dem sichtbaren Spektrum transparent, und die jeweils anderen Rasterflächen (8, 10) sind aus Körperfarben gebildet. Unter mindestens einem Winkel zur Vorderseite erscheinen die zweiten Rasterflächen (10) in nur teilweiser Überlappung der ersten Rasterflächen (8), wobei zwischen den zweiten Rasterflächen (10) und den ersten Teilrasterflächen (4) und den zweiten Teilrasterflächen (6) jeweils ein Grad der Überlappung im Bereich von 0% bis 100% gegeben ist, und das Sicherheitselement mindestens zwei Bereiche aufweist, in denen sich der Grad der Überlappung zwischen den zweiten Rasterflächen (10) und den ersten Teilrasterflächen (4) vom Grad der Überlappung zwischen den zweiten Rasterflächen (10) und den zweiten Teilrasterflächen (6) unterscheidet. Bei Beleuchtung mit einer Kombination aus UV-Strahlung und Licht aus dem sichtbaren Spektrum, ist die Mischfarbe in den

SECURITY OPTICAL DEVICE

Resumen de: WO2024094521A1

The present invention relates to a security optical component (100) that is transferable to a blank of a document to be secured, comprising: - a support film (110) intended to be removed after transfer; - a detachment layer (120) for removing the support film (110) after transfer; - a set of security layers (140) providing a recognizable optical effect; - a protective varnish layer (130), arranged on a first face of the security layers (140); - a first transparent glue layer (150), arranged on a second face of the security layers (140), for fixing the security layers (140) when transferring the security optical component (100) onto the blank. It is essentially characterized in that it further comprises: - a second transparent glue layer (160) intended to fix the set of security layers (140) onto the blank.

RYLENE-BASED UV CURABLE SECURITY INK COMPOSITIONS

Resumen de: MX2025005177A

The invention relates to the field of UV curable security ink compositions comprising rylene-based compounds, radically curable monomers, oligomers or mixtures thereof, and radical photoinitiators. The invention further relates to security features obtained by applying or printing the security ink compositions, articles or documents containing said security features and method of preparing the security features comprising the UV curable security ink compositions.

MULTI-LAYERED HYBRID SECURITY LABEL

Resumen de: WO2024136786A1

The invention relates to the use of lithography and the multi-layered hybrid security label, which can be produced in harmony with the electronic industry, and the production method of this label.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRADING CARD WITH IMPROVED SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS AND TRADING CARD MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD

Resumen de: EP4613498A1

A method for manufacturing a trading card with improved surface characteristics, comprising: a step 1 of supplying a trading card having a UV varnish coating layer formed thereon; a step 2 of printing and applying UV varnish on upper part of the UV varnish coating layer; a step 3 of attaching a UV casting film on upper part of the trading card having the UV varnish applied thereon; a step 4 of curing the UV varnish using a UV lamp; a step 5 of peeling the UV casting film.

Security element and security element carrier

Resumen de: PL447918A1

Przedmiotem zgłoszenia jest element zabezpieczający (1) zawierający podłoże (10) dla transmisyjnego elementu optycznego oraz transmisyjny element optyczny (11). Wynalazek ma zastosowanie do zabezpieczania wartościowych dokumentów, w tym banknotów. Element zabezpieczający (1) charakteryzuje się tym, że podłoże (10) dla transmisyjnego elementu optycznego jest folią (10) posiadającą na co najmniej jednej stronie środki adhezyjne (13), przy czym co najmniej jeden obszar folii (10), na tej co najmniej jednej stronie ze środkami adhezyjnymi (13), jest pozbawiony środków adhezyjnych (13) oraz tym, że nanoszenie transmisyjnego elementu optycznego (11) na folię (10) jest wykonywane techniką nadruku na jej obszarze bez środków adhezyjnych (13). Ponadto przedmiotem zgłoszenia jest również nośnik (2) zawierający taki element zabezpieczający (1).

SECURITY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Resumen de: AU2024230128A1

Optically variable security device comprising: a substrate (10); an array of focussing elements (20, 21) disposed in or on the substrate; and an image array (30) disposed in or on the substrate and overlapping with the array of focussing elements, wherein the image array comprises at least first (11) and second (12) sets of image elements, the first set of image elements and the second set of image elements being interleaved with each other, wherein the image array comprises a first ink and a second ink different from the first ink, one or both of the first and second inks comprising a luminescent material.

SECURITY FEATURE AND SECURITY FEATURE CARRIER.

Resumen de: WO2025183578A1

The subject of the invention is a security feature comprising a substrate for a transmissive optical element and a transmissive optical element. The invention is applicable to secure securities, including banknotes. The security feature is characterised in that the substrate (10) for the transmissive optical element is a foil having on at least one side adhesive means (13), wherein at least one area (14) of the foil (10), on this at least one side with adhesive means, has no adhesive means (13) and in that, the transmissive optical element (11) is made on the foil (10) by a printing technique according to a target pattern (4') at least within boundaries of the area (14) without adhesive means (13), and that the target pattern (4') contains at least a fragment (4'a) of a diffraction pattern (4) constituting a computer generated hologram.

PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECTS LAYERS

Resumen de: WO2025181133A1

The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction In particular, the present invention provides processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising at least a first motif and a second motif, each of said motifs independently comprising platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles.

COMPOSITION FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEIT INK, AND ANTI-COUNTERFEIT PRINTED MATTER

Resumen de: EP4610317A1

A forgery-proof ink composition contains organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles, and a liquid medium. The organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles contain 15% by mass or greater and 55% by mass or less of infrared absorbing particles, and a coating resin coating at least parts of surfaces of the infrared absorbing particles.

DROP-ON-DEMAND PRINT HEAD MAINTENANCE IN A CARD PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM

Resumen de: WO2025178793A1

A card (or passport) personalization system is described that includes a print mechanism with one or more DOD print heads. A maintenance routine, also referred to as a spitting routine, is described where one or more nozzles of the DOD print head is electrically actuated a plurality of times in rapid succession, each actuation emitting a small drop of ink. The small drops of ink join together in flight after being ejected to create one or more larger waste ink drops. The larger ink drop(s) has less tendency to aerosolize which reduces aerosol contamination of the nozzle plate and the nozzle.

FLUORESCENT WATERMARK FOR PARTIALLY REFLECTING/ABSORBING INKS IN THE UV SPECTRUM

Resumen de: US2025269674A1

Methods and systems for configuring and rendering a fluorescent watermark can involve modifying a non-partially reflecting/absorbing ultraviolet ink from an original ultraviolet pattern by blending a minimal amount of a partially reflecting ink, and ensuring that the modification of the non-partially reflecting/absorbing ultraviolet ink maintains an appearance of two or more pattern inks as a single color/pattern under office lighting when rendered as a part of a fluorescent watermark based on the non-partially reflecting/absorbing ultraviolet ink. The fluorescent watermark can be then rendered on a substrate (e.g., paper or other material).

DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECURITY DOCUMENTS

Resumen de: WO2025176709A1

A transferring device for orienting platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles contained in a radiation curable coating composition and applied on a substrate, the transferring device comprising: a number N of identical magnetic blocks (102) aligned along an alignment line provided on an outer surface of the transferring device, the magnetic blocks (102) each including M magnetic field generating devices (101) each generating a corresponding magnetic field such that the magnetic blocks (102) each generate a block magnetic field, N being greater than or equal to two, and M being greater than or equal to one; and a shielding element (105) partly isolating the block magnetic field of each magnetic block (102) from the block magnetic field of the other magnetic blocks (102), or a compensation magnetic block provided alongside the magnetic block (102).

METAMERIC SECURITY DEVICES

Resumen de: EP4606594A2

There is disclosed a security device, including a substrate; a first color-shifting pigment on a first region of the substrate; and a second pigment, including at least three dielectric layers, on a second region of the substrate; wherein the first color-shifting pigment and the second pigment color match at a first viewing angle. Methods of making and using the security device are also disclosed.

FLUORESCENT WATERMARK FOR PARTIALLY REFLECTING/ABSORBING INKS IN THE UV SPECTRUM

Resumen de: EP4606592A1

Methods and systems for configuring and rendering a fluorescent watermark can involve modifying a non-partially reflecting/absorbing ultraviolet ink from an original ultraviolet pattern by blending a minimal amount of a partially reflecting ink, and ensuring that the modification of the non-partially reflecting/absorbing ultraviolet ink maintains an appearance of two or more pattern inks as a single color/pattern under office lighting when rendered as a part of a fluorescent watermark based on the non-partially reflecting/absorbing ultraviolet ink. The fluorescent watermark can be then rendered on a substrate (e.g., paper or other material).

Tamper-evident packaging

Resumen de: GB2638385A

A method of preparing tamper-evident packaging comprises the steps of applying a customisable tape 12 to a packaging container 10, the tape having a laser-imageable layer (340, Fig. 7) within or adjacent an adhesive layer (240, Fig. 7) and creating an image (13, Fig. 1a) in the laser-imageable layer by laser irradiation, wherein the image is at least partially transferred 16 onto the container after removal of the tape. Typically, the image comprises a computer-readable code and may be formed before or after application of the tape to the container. The tape may comprise a substrate (140, Fig. 7), a paper layer, and a release layer (440, Fig. 7) positioned between the substrate and the laser-imageable layer. The laser-imageable layer may be formed within or adjacent the paper layer. First and second images may be created in first and second regions of the tape, each region comprising an adhesive with different properties.

CASTING LACQUER FOR SCREEN PRINTING

Resumen de: US2025263566A1

The present invention relates to a radiation curable screen printing composition for cast-curing comprising one or more compounds comprising radiation curable groups, one or more photoinitiators and one or more rheology modifying agents, which composition has a specific shear rate dependent viscosity; an article comprising a substrate and a coating comprising the radiation curable composition in cured form, wherein the coating is in form of a surface relief structure, a method for producing the article comprising the steps: (i) Providing a casting tool having a relief structure defined in a surface thereof, the relief structure corresponding to the surface relief structure; (ii) Applying to the substrate and/or the relief structure of the casting tool the radiation curable composition; (iii) Cast curing the radiation curable composition by bringing the substrate into contact with a casting tool comprising a relief structure and forming the surface relief structure in the coating composition; and (iv) Radiation curing the coating composition such that the surface relief structure formed of the radiation curable composition is retained on the substrate; a security article comprising at least one inventive substrate; the use of the inventive radiation curable composition for the preparation of a surface relief structure on a substrate; the use of the radiation curable composition for screen printing, preferably rotary screen printing, and preferably subsequent cast curing; and a

DROP-ON-DEMAND PRINT HEAD MAINTENANCE IN A CARD PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM

Resumen de: US2025262860A1

A card (or passport) personalization system is described that includes a print mechanism with one or more DOD print heads. A maintenance routine, also referred to as a spitting routine, is described where one or more nozzles of the DOD print head is electrically actuated a plurality of times in rapid succession, each actuation emitting a small drop of ink. The small drops of ink join together in flight after being ejected to create one or more larger waste ink drops. The larger ink drop(s) has less tendency to aerosolize which reduces aerosol contamination of the nozzle plate and the nozzle.

COVERT MACHINE-READABLE MICRO-OPTIC FEATURE EMBEDDED IN LENS LAYER

Resumen de: AU2023437056A1

Micro-optic devices including micro-optic devices which include an optical spacer (110) having a first side and a second side, an icon layer (120) comprising a plurality of image icons of a first color disposed on the first side of the optical spacer, and a focusing layer (105) comprising a plurality of refractive focusing elements (107) disposed on the second side of the optical spacer. The plurality of refractive focusing elements project a synthetically magnified image of the plurality of image icons, and image icons of the first color project a component of the synthetically magnified image that is of the first color. Additionally, the refractive focusing elements are doped with a machine readable taggant which emits a characteristic signal at a first frequency in the ultraviolet spectrum.

SECURITY DEVICE WITH CONTROLLED VIEWPOINT VALIDATION

Resumen de: WO2025175225A1

A micro-optic device includes an array of focusing elements (205), wherein each focusing element of the array of focusing element has a footprint, a first set of image icons (220), wherein image icons of the first set of image icons comprise regions of directionally cured light curable material which occupy a first subset of locations (411) within footprints of the array of focusing elements, and a second set of image icons (299), wherein the second set of image icons occupy a second subset of locations within footprints of the array of focusing elements, the second set of image icons project a second image (320). When viewed through the array of focusing elements across a first predetermined range of viewing angles, the first set of image icons projects a first image (305). The first image is not detectable by an on-axis imaging apparatus.

PHOSPHOR COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS

Resumen de: WO2024081566A1

Phosphor compositions and associated systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. Exemplary phosphor compositions can comprise a chemical formula of one of M:ABX3, M:AB2X5, M:A4BX6, M:C2DX5, or M:A2CDX6, M:A8CDX12, or M:A2C2D2X10, wherein A, B, C, D, and M are cations, and X is an anion. "A" comprises lithium (Li+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), rubidium (Rb+), caesium (Cs+), methylammonium, formamidinium, guanidinium, or mixtures thereof, and "M" comprises yttrium (Y3+), Lanthanum (La3+), cerium (Ce3+), praseodymium (Pr3+), neodymium (Nd3+), promethium (Pm3+), samarium (Sm3+), europium (Eu3+), gadolinium (Gd3+), terbium (Tb3+), dysprosium (Dy3+), holmium (Ho3+), erbium (Er3+), thulium (Tm3+), ytterbium (Yb3+), lutetium (Lu3+), scandium (Sc3+), iron (Fe3+), aluminum (Al3+), vanadium (V2+), chromium (Cr2+), manganese (Mn2+), bismuth (Bi3+) or mixtures thereof.

OBJECT BASED SCREENING OF SCRATCH-OFF PROTECTED DOCUMENTS

Resumen de: US2025256200A1

Documents (such as but not limited to lottery tickets), systems for manufacturing documents (such as but not limited to lottery tickets), and methods for manufacturing documents (such as but not limited to lottery tickets), wherein the document (such as an instant lottery ticket) that has a consistent overprint that covers both a SOC area and a display area of the document, and that thus provides a consistent application and appearance of the overprint despite the differences in the ink chemistry and texture of the SOC area and the display area surfaces of the document that underly the overprint. The overprint can include artwork including one or more images (such as but not limited to patterns).

ANTI-SEDIMENTATION, INORGANIC-PIGMENT, COLOR-VARIABLE, ANTI-COUNTERFEITING PRINTING INK AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR

Resumen de: WO2025167036A1

The present invention provides a preparation method for an anti-sedimentation, inorganic-pigment, color-variable, anti-counterfeiting printing ink. The method comprises: first, using fillers and a pigment to prepare slurries separately, and controlling particle sizes of the fillers to create particle size mismatch among three fillers; while mixing the slurries with a partial amount of a polyvinyl butyral slurry, allowing the particle-size-mismatched fillers to be fully encapsulated by resin to form a well-suspended mixed slurry; then, performing low-speed grinding of the mixed slurry together with organic bentonite to further improve the suspension performance of the mixed slurry; on this basis, adding and dispersing an acrylic acid slurry and thermochromic capsules to further encapsulate the pigment and the fillers by the resin; and finally, using the remaining polyvinyl butyral slurry and additives to adjust the formulation, so as to increase the viscosity of the material. The resulting anti-counterfeiting ink maintains high anti-counterfeiting performance while exhibiting minimal sedimentation after prolonged storage and demonstrates good usability.

PRINTING PROCESS

Nº publicación: WO2025168440A1 14/08/2025

Solicitante:

SICPA HOLDING SA [CH]
SICPA HOLDING SA

Resumen de: WO2025168440A1

The invention provides a novel security feature and a method for making it.