| ARJOWIGGINS SECURITY Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120114725 | INFORMATION MEDIUM HAVING ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to an information medium to be handled by a large number of users, such as a banknote, and having antiviral properties, and to a method for making same. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120105928 | SECURITY ELEMENT COMPRISING BASIC REFLECTIVE STRUCTURES - Security element comprising:
| 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104102 | Sectional Documents Comprising a Structure Equipped with a Watermark or Pseudo-Watermark and Associated Process - The present invention relates to a sectional document ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120103545 | LASER-MARKABLE SUBSTRATE, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention relates to a laser-markable substrate, comprising at least one material capable of forming a colored mark under laser irradiation and at least one tamper-proof agent producing an irreversible visible coloration when an attempt is made to chemically erase the mark. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120074682 | METHOD FOR CREATING A VISUAL ANIMATION ON A MEDIUM - The invention relates to a method for creating a visual animation on a medium, including the following steps consisting in: disposing at least two excitable agents on the medium in at least two adjacent respective zones, each of said agents generating a visual effect in response to the same stimulus and said visual effects having different appearances and/or afterglows. The excitable agents are selected such that the visual effects appear and/or disappear sufficiently close to one another over time so as to give the observer the impression of movement on the medium. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120068451 | METHOD FOR SECURING A COLOURED OPAQUE OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for securing a coloured or uncoloured translucent or opaque object ( | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120025515 | Assembly Comprising an Article to be Authenticated and an Authenticating Composition, and Related Methods - The invention relates to an assembly including an article to be authenticated, an authentication composition and a member for applying the composition, capable of retaining said composition by capillarity, wherein the article to be identified contains a first reagent selected from nickel, copper, cobalt or iron derivatives, or from dithiooxamide or oxime derivatives capable of reacting with a second reagent of the authentication composition selected respectively from among dithioxmide or oxmime derivatives or from nickel, copper, cobalt or iron derivatives, so as to form a visible and permanent coloured mark. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025514 | SECURITY ELEMENT INCLUDING TWO STACKED DISTINCT PATTERNS, SECURITY DOCUMENT CONTAINING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS - The invention relates to a security element ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20110272464 | E-DOCUMENT COMPRISING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ELEMENT - A laminated structure for an E-document, comprising a first support layer defining at least two flat flaps connected by at least one fold line, the first flap supporting an antenna and a microcircuit device enabling contactless data exchange, the second flap supporting an electromagnetic interference element arranged in relation to the microcircuit device so as to be able to oppose contactless reading and/or writing of the microcircuit device in at least one folded configuration of the structure, the structure having at least one heat-activated or pressure-sensitive adhesive layer making it possible to receive the microcircuit device and/or the antenna and/or the electromagnetic interference element at least in part in its thickness, and/or the flaps having at least one layer of an adhesive and/or a fibrous layer and/or a polymer layer having a different thickness for each of the flaps. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110215909 | STRUCTURE INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO INTEGRATED MICROCIRCUIT DEVICES WITH CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION - A structure including at least two separate integrated microcircuit devices with contactless communication, each including at least one chip and at least one antenna, said at least two integrated microcircuit devices being placed in or on the structure such that any simultaneous reading of more than one of the integrated microcircuit devices by an external reader is impossible in at least one position of the structure relative to the external reader. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215561 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A SECURITY DOCUMENT COMPRISING A THERMOCHROMIC ELEMENT AND DATA CONTAINING TEMPERATURE INFORMATION, AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY DOCUMENT - Security document including at least one thermochromic element able to change appearance at at least one predefined temperature, and at least one indication on the document, associated with said at least one thermochromic element, giving information on the change-of-appearance temperature of said at least one thermochromic element. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110214828 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A SECURITY DOCUMENT - A security document including a fibrous material formed in a paper machine, in which a security element is incorporated into the security document, including a step consisting in treating the security element, in-line at atmospheric pressure, with a plasma discharge just before it is incorporated into the fibrous material or transferred onto a sheet exiting the paper machine. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110157539 | SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A VARIABLE OPTICAL EFFECT AND SECURITY SHEET OR DOCUMENT OR ARTICLE COMPRISING IT - A security element having a variable optical effect, including at least one quasi-spherical particle having at least one external part and at least one internal part, said external part including at least one cholesteric liquid crystal and said internal part including at least one thermochromic compound and/or at least one photochromic compound undergoing a reversible transition from a colourless state to a dark colour or from a dark colour to a colourless state when said compound is subjected to an activation temperature or to activation radiation respectively, the dark colour making it possible to see the interference effect of said liquid crystal, and the colourless state making this interference effect no longer visible. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110142279 | SECURITY PAPER - A security paper comprising a fibrous substrate comprising a watermark having repeating motifs, and a security structure that does not completely cover the watermark and has at least one semi-reflective area which is superposed at least partly on the watermark; which paper on the one hand allows observation, through the semi-reflective area, at least partially, of one of the motifs, and on the other hand allows observation at least partially of another of said motifs in a region of the watermark that is not covered by the security structure. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110089677 | SECURITY SHEET INCLUDING A RIBBON PRESENTING A ZONE OF REDUCED OPACITY - A sheet comprising a fiber substrate and at least one ribbon defining at least one zone of reduced opacity, the sheet including at least two complementary security elements situated respectively on either side of said at least one ribbon and of complementarity that is observable in show-through by virtue of the zone of reduced opacity. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110056638 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A SHEET COMPRISING A REGION OF REDUCED THICKNESS OR OF INCREASED THICKNESS IN REGISTER WITH A RIBBON, AND AN ASSOCIATED SHEET - A method of fabricating a sheet by papermaking, the sheet including at least one ply of a fiber substrate and at least one ribbon, wherein the ribbon is introduced in a fiber suspension of a vat former papermaking machine enabling the ply to be formed; or in direct contact with the vat former; or in contact with the already-formed ply; the point at which the ribbon is introduced being selected so as to create at least one region of increased thickness or of reduced thickness in the sheet in register with the ribbon, the reduced thickness being due to a reduction in the de-watering of the fiber suspension caused by the ribbon. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110025505 | Structure including an electronic device, in particular for fabricating a security document or a document of value - A structure for use in fabricating a security document or a document of value is provided. The structure includes an electronic device, an inset layer made at least in part out of fiber, a window within which the electronic device extends, at least in part, and an adhesive layer in contact with the inset layer. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110012336 | SECURITY SHEET INCLUDING A STRIPPABLE RIBBON FOR EXPOSING MASKED INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A security sheet that includes an information to be exposed and a preferably fibrous substrate in which is preferably totally embedded a ribbon that has a surface A and a surface B and is strippable along the surface B thereof, the information to be exposed being carried by and/or opposite the surface B of the ribbon, a method for making said security sheet, and a security document or article including such a sheet. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100295291 | SHEET INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE WATERMARK OR PSEUDO-WATERMARK THAT IS OBSERVABLE FROM ONLY ONE FACE OF THE SHEET - The invention relates to a sheet having a recto face and a verso face together with at least one watermark or pseudo-watermark and such that at least part of said watermark or pseudo-watermark is observable in transmitted light from only one of the faces of said sheet. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100295289 | SECURITY ELEMENT COMPRISING A DISCERNIBLE DESIGN - The present invention concerns a flat safety element, comprising a support that contains, on at least one of its faces, a set of elementary characters, characterized in that said elementary characters are equipped with a variation in shape and/or density and/or size in such a manner as to ensure a detectable design is at least visible. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100276488 | SECURITY STRUCTURE INCLUDING NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS - A security structure including: a first region that is at least partially reflective and of low opacity; a second region that is at least partially reflective and of higher opacity than the first region; and a layer of a coating presenting birefringence properties, covering the first and second regions, at least in part. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100264642 | SECURITY SHEET COMPRISING A FIBER SUBSTRATE INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE WATERMARK - A sheet including a fiber substrate including at least one watermark and having at least partially incorporated therein a ribbon that is narrower than the substrate and that overlies the watermark in part. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100245044 | SECURITY STRUCTURE COMPRISING A THERMOCHROMIC ELEMENT AND A PHOTOCHROMIC ELEMENT - The present invention provides a security structure comprising: at least one photochromic layer presenting at least one photochromic zone including at least one photochromic element; and at least one thermochromic layer presenting at least one thermochromic zone including a thermochromic element, covering the photochromic zone at least in part. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100219626 | SECURITY SHEET INCLUDING AN IRIDESCENT SECURITY MARK - A security sheet including an iridescent security mark observable on the surface of the sheet, said mark comprising at least one zone presenting an iridescent effect, said zone being colored in normal observation with the naked eye and including iridescent pigments that are practically colorless in normal observation and that present an iridescent effect visible only in oblique observation. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100207377 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SHEET MATERIAL - A process for manufacturing a sheet material comprising at least two fibrous plies juxtaposed one on top of the other, including the following steps: a first paper ply is produced by filtration of an aqueous suspension of fibers on the wire of a cylinder mould or of a former, a partly transparent element being inserted into the ply during the formation of the ply, and such that the transparent element is placed in the elongate region of zero thickness; a second paper ply is produced on the wire of a second cylinder mould so as to form at least one recess in the second ply; the two plies are joined together so that at least one recess in the second ply is located facing the elongate region of zero thickness of the first ply; and the structure thus obtained is dried. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100193591 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AN INSERT INCLUDING AN RFID DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of fabricating an insert comprising at least a first flexible support, a second flexible support assembled with the first, and an RFID device that is situated at least in part between the two supports, the method comprising the steps consisting in depositing at least one adhesive on a face of at least one of the supports, the other support carrying at least one active substance, and assembling the two supports together, the active substance being capable of causing or accelerating a reaction process with the adhesive. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100181036 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SHEET MATERIAL - A process for manufacturing a sheet material comprising at least two fibrous plies juxtaposed one on top of the other, including the following steps: a first paper ply is produced by filtration of an aqueous suspension of fibers on the wire of a cylinder mould or of a former; a second paper ply is produced on the wire of a second cylinder mould so as to form at least one recess in the second ply; at least one at least partially transparent element is placed between the two plies that are still wet; and the two plies are joined together so that said at least one recess of the second ply, the at least one at least partially transparent element and the at least one elongate region of zero thickness of the first ply are situated facing one another; then drying the obtained structure. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100078930 | CRUMPLE-RESISTANT SECURITY SHEET, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A SHEET, AND A SECURITY DOCUMENT INCLUDING SUCH A SHEET - The present invention relates to a crumple-resistant security sheet comprising fibers; an anionic polymer in a proportion lying in the range 5% to 45% by dry weight relative to the total dry weight of the fibers, and presenting a glass transition temperature greater than 40° C.; and a main cationic flocculation agent in a quantity lying in the range 1% to 5% by dry weight relative to the total dry weight of the fibers. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100012728 | SYSTEM FOR READING AT LEAST ONE BARCODE - The present invention relates to a method of reading at least two bar codes with the aid of a reading system comprising: first and second illuminants capable of emitting respectively first and second luminous radiations having different spectral characteristics and an optical detector, the system being arranged so as to allow the reading, with the aid of the detector, of a first bar code when illuminated by the first illuminant and of a second bar code when illuminated by the second illuminant, in which method the first and second bar codes are disposed on two different substrates and in which the first bar code is read with the first illuminant and the second bar code with the second illuminant. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100002303 | SHEET HAVING A TACTILE EFFECT AND AN INTERFERENTIAL EFFECT AND SECURITY DOCUMENT COMPRISING THE SAME - The invention relates to a sheet comprising a substrate and a securing means including at least one area having an interferential effect, wherein the securing means further includes at least one tactile recognition member provided in the same region as said area having an interferential effect. The invention also relates to a security document and an article to be authenticated comprising said sheet. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100001510 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AND/OR IDENTIFYING A SECURITY AND/OR VALUABLE DOCUMENT - A method for authenticating and/or identifying a security and/or valuable document comprising a sheet material, wherein the sheet material can be physically altered and comprises a substrate, at least one interlaced thread structure at least partially embedded in the substrates, the method comprising the following steps: mechanically altering the sheet material so as to expose a portion at least of the interlaced thread structure, and deducing the authenticity and/or identity of the document at least by observing the exposed portion of the interlaced thread structure. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090301676 | SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE WATERMARK HAVING A COLORED SHADE - The present invention relates to a sheet material comprising at least one first layer defining an outer surface of the sheet material and having at least one first color, at least one second layer comprising at least one watermark and having at least one second color, the first and second colors having at least different saturations and/or hue angles. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090295673 | RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a radiofrequency device ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090294534 | Structure including an electronic device for making a security document - The present invention provides a method of making a structure for making a security document and/or a document of value, or for making an article secure, the structure comprising at least one electronic device and at least one at least partially fibrous layer having a window arranged to receive the electronic device, at least in part, the method comprising the following steps:
| 12-03-2009 |
| 20090243278 | SECURITY STRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY FOR A SECURITY DOCUMENT AND/OR A VALUABLE DOCUMENT - The present invention concerns a security structure intended to be at least partially incorporated into or affixed to an article, particularly a security document and/or a valuable document, the structure comprising a substrate, at least one electronic device carried by the substrate, at least one non-electronic security and/or decorative element visible to the naked eye, carried by the substrate, covering only a portion of one side of the substrate and having no effect on the operation of the electronic device, and/or at least one amplifying antenna coupled with the electronic device and carried by the substrate, electronic device being at least partially visible so as to form with the security and/or decorative element a design chosen from among a geometric shape, particularly an ellipse, circle or polygon, a written symbol, particularly an alphanumeric character, and an image of a recognizable object, particularly a logo, a plant, an animal or a person. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090242153 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBROUS PLY COMPRISING AN ELEMENT OF A GIVEN THICKNESS AND FORMING FABRIC FOR PRODUCING THE FIBROUS PLY - A wet process for manufacturing a fibrous ply on a forming fabric of a paper machine, including a stack of fabrics, the stack of fabrics having a surface fabric and at least one under-fabric, these being superposed, the fibrous ply having at least one element of a given thickness, wherein it includes the following step: formation of the ply by the dewatering of an aqueous fiber-based suspension on the forming fabric, the stack of fabrics of which includes a reduced dewatering region compared with the first under-fabric, in at least one under-fabric and/or beneath the surface fabric, the reduced dewatering region being in correspondence with the position that the element will have. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090196158 | Optical Disk for an Identification Element - The present invention relates to an optical disk comprising:
| 08-06-2009 |
| 20090188970 | METHOD OF READING AT LEAST ONE BAR CODE AND SYSTEM FOR READING A BAR CODE - A method of reading at least one bar code carried by a substrate, the method including: a) generating, especially in an automatic manner, when presenting the bar code to a system for reading the bar code, at least one authentication cue related to an intrinsic physical characteristic of the substrate and independent of the data contained in the bar code, and b) allowing the reading of the bar code, only in the event of a positive authentication of the substrate or reading the bar code regardless of the result of the authentication of the substrate and in the event of negative authentication of the substrate, preventing access to just one part of the data contained in the bar code and/or to any data that may be associated with the bar code, and which is stored on a separate data medium from the substrate. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090186205 | MATERIAL IN SHEET FORM HAVING A WINDOW, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SECURITY DOCUMENT COMPRISING IT - The present invention relates to a material in sheet form comprising at least two fibrous jets juxtaposed on each other, a first jet comprising at least one long area of zero thickness and a second jet comprising at least one aperture, and said at least one aperture of the second jet being located facing the said at least one long area of zero thickness of the first jet, thus forming a window. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090127845 | SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A DIGITISED MARK AND SECURITY SUPPORT OR DOCUMENT COMPRISING SAME - The invention relates to a security element comprising a carrier substrate comprising a transparent or translucent area carrying at least one digitised mark made of at least one set of dots appearing as a three dimensional mark when viewed in transmitted light. The invention relates to a security support or document or article comprising the said security element and to the method of identification and/or authentication of this security support or document or article. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090121473 | Optical Structure, in Particular for a Security Document and/or a Document of Value - The present invention provides an optical structure, in particular for a security document and/or a document of value, the structure comprising:
| 05-14-2009 |
| 20090087651 | Laminating film including a chip - The present invention relates to a laminating film comprising: a flexible film that is transparent at least in part; a flexible chip fastened to a face of the film; and a thickness-compensating layer, covering the film at least in part around the chip. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090033914 | Structure Comprising a Fibrous Material Substrate and Method for Authenticating and/or Identifying Such a Structure - The invention concerns a structure ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090026751 | PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR AN ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR A DOCUMENT - The present invention relates to a protective structure for an article such as a document, the article comprising: at least two panels connected together by a fold zone; and at least one electronic device enabling data to be exchanged without contact, or at least one compartment arranged to receive at least one element including such an electronic device; the protective structure comprising: at least one fold zone enabling the structure to accompany folding of the article; at least one electromagnetic screen including at least one portion that is substantially transparent so that information that appears on the article can be seen through said substantially transparent portion of the protective structure; and at least one holding element arranged to hold the article on the protective structure in releasable manner; the structure being arranged to be capable of taking at least one configuration in which the structure is put into place on the article and the electromagnetic screen opposes contactless reading and/or writing of the electronic device. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090008458 | Security structure and article incorporating such a structure - The invention relates to a security structure ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080273701 | Secure Paper Comprising a Fiber Layer and an Electronic Chip - The present invention relates to secure paper ( | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080238082 | Article Including a Semi-Reflective Multilayer Interference Structure - The present invention relates to a document such as a bank note, including:
| 10-02-2008 |