261 |
Method of forming an image on a substrate |
US15676193 |
2017-08-14 |
US10029502B2 |
2018-07-24 |
Anthony N. Jarvis; Christopher Anthony Wyres; William Green; Martin Robert Walker |
A method of forming an image on a substrate by applying energy, involves a substrate in or on which there are at least two different colour-change agents, i.e. a first colour-change agent capable of giving rise to at least two different colours; and a second colour-change agent capable of giving rise to at least one different colour than achievable with the first colour change agent. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a multi-layer laminate comprising, in order, a layer comprising the first agent, a barrier layer, and a layer comprising the second agent. |
262 |
CARDBOARD SHEET-CUTTING DEVICE, CUTTING CONTROL UNIT THEREFOR, AND CARDBOARD SHEET-MANUFACTURING APPARATUS |
US15742838 |
2016-02-24 |
US20180200906A1 |
2018-07-19 |
Shinichiro SENOO |
Regarding a cardboard sheet-cutting device, a cardboard sheet-cutting control unit and a cardboard sheet-manufacturing apparatus, continuous cutting is made during job changes, in which the cardboard sheet cutting width changes, without stopping conveyance of the cardboard sheets, by a printing unit for printing cutting marks on a double-faced cardboard sheet; a slitter scorer for cutting the double-faced cardboard sheet to a specified width; a cutoff for cutting the double-faced cardboard sheet to a specified length; a mark detector for detecting cutting marks; a movement unit for moving the mark detector along the width direction of the double-faced cardboard sheet; and a cutting control unit for performing control to actuate the cutoff on the basis of the detection results of the mark detector and moving the mark detector using the movement unit on the basis of job-change timing data and post-job change mark position information. |
263 |
ABSORBENT PAPER PRODUCTS HAVING UNIQUE PHYSICAL STRENGTH PROPERTIES |
US15708491 |
2017-09-19 |
US20180195239A1 |
2018-07-12 |
Tobias Ziegenbein |
An absorbent towel paper product having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction orthogonal to the machine direction, wherein the absorbent towel paper product comprises two plies of absorbent towel paper webs, wherein each paper web comprises from about 20% to about 90% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the towel paper web of a refined long fiber soft wood pulp fiber mixture comprising from about 18.5% to about 88.5% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the towel paper web of long fiber soft wood pulp fiber, wherein the long fiber soft wood pulp fiber is optionally refined before being added to the mixture; from about 0.25% to about 5.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue paper web of cationic strengthening polymer, from about 10% to about 55% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue paper web of a hard wood pulp fiber mixture; and not more than about 10% by weight moisture; wherein the two-ply paper product has a Mean Square Tensile Index value ranging from about 10 N·m/g to about 18 N·m/g; and wherein the two-ply paper product has a Cross-directional Wet Tensile Strength to Cross-directional Dry Tensile Strength Ratio value ranging from about 0.295 to about 0.33. |
264 |
ABSORBENT PAPER PRODUCTS HAVING UNIQUE PHYSICAL STRENGTH PROPERTIES |
US15708241 |
2017-09-19 |
US20180187377A1 |
2018-07-05 |
Tobias Ziegenbein |
An absorbent towel paper web having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction orthogonal to the machine direction, the web comprising from about 20% to about 90% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the paper web of a refined soft wood pulp fiber mixture comprising from about 18.5% to about 88.5% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue paper web of soft wood pulp fiber, wherein the soft wood pulp fiber is optionally refined before being added to the mixture; from about 0.25% to about 5.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue paper web of cationic strengthening polymer, from about 10% to about 60% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue paper web of a hard wood pulp fiber mixture; and not more than about 8% by weight moisture; wherein the paper web has a Mean Square Tensile Strength ranging from about 6 N·m/g to about 12 N·m/g; and wherein the paper web has a Cross-directional Wet Tensile Strength to Cross-directional Dry Tensile Strength Ratio value ranging from about 0.295 to about 0.35. |
265 |
OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING A HIDDEN DEPICTION |
US15580974 |
2016-06-10 |
US20180178578A1 |
2018-06-28 |
Chris Tierney |
An optical device, preferably a security device for a security document, including: a transparent or translucent substrate having a first side and a second side; a first depiction layer located on the first side of the substrate defining a first depiction; and a first masking layer, comprising a first optically variable ink, and a second masking layer, comprising an optically variable ink, located at least partially overlapping the first depiction layer, wherein the first depiction is at least substantially opaque and has a low contrast with respect to the appearance of the first and second masking layers when viewed in reflection, such that the first depiction is identifiable and substantially more visible when viewed in transmission than when viewed in reflection, and method for the manufacture thereof. |
266 |
Anti-counterfeit medium, method for manufacturing the same and method for preventing counterfeiting |
US14877365 |
2015-10-07 |
US09956805B2 |
2018-05-01 |
Mihoko Ohkawa; Hideki Ochiai; Kota Aono; Yuki Kotegawa |
An anti-counterfeit medium, a method for manufacturing the same and a method for preventing counterfeiting are provided. The anti-counterfeit medium includes a retardation layer having birefringence and a reflection layer, and identification data is recorded in the anti-counterfeit medium. The identification data is divided into a plurality of partial images, and a plurality of transparent areas which correspond to the plurality of partial images are disposed adjacent to each other in the same plane so as to form the retardation layer, the plurality of transparent areas having optical axes which are oriented in different directions from each other in a rotation direction. The identification data includes biometric information. |
267 |
Non-Transparent Art Paper Which Prevents Seepage |
US15727383 |
2017-10-06 |
US20180029330A1 |
2018-02-01 |
Ricardo MILLARES-NEYRA; Ricardo MILLARES-SOTRES; Dalila RIVERA-CARMONA |
A non-transparent paper is described for non-transparent art or graphic design sketches, which prevents seepage of the inks, it accepts any type of gel, water-based, solvent-based, oil-based or mixed inks and solid materials for sketching and drawing, as well as fixatives for the solid materials. This paper consists of a lamination of at least two sheets of uncoated bond paper, inserting at least one intermediate layer of pigmented opacifying emulsion between both sheets, applied between the layers of paper to prevent transparency and the seepage of inks from one face of the lamination to the other. This layer of emulsion contains at least one opacifying pigment, at least one adhesive, agents to control viscosity and surface tension and other components. The outside layers of paper have a drying capacity which fixes the materials used for the sketching and prevent outlines made on one face passing to the adjacent sheets of paper, and also has a texture suitable for receiving any dry material for drawing or sketching. |
268 |
COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRE-IMPREGNATED DECORATIVE BASE PAPER COMPRISING BIOPOLYMER NANOPARTICLES |
US15548631 |
2015-02-04 |
US20180002867A1 |
2018-01-04 |
Claude PERRIN; Helene VILLAUME |
A pre-impregnated decorative base paper for decorative coating materials, comprising biopolymer nanoparticles. |
269 |
METHOD OF FORMING AN IMAGE ON A SUBSTRATE |
US15676193 |
2017-08-14 |
US20170341448A1 |
2017-11-30 |
Anthony N. Jarvis; Christopher Anthony Wyres; William Green; Martin Robert Walker |
A method of forming an image on a substrate by applying energy, involves a substrate in or on which there are at least two different colour-change agents, i.e. a first colour-change agent capable of giving rise to at least two different colours; and a second colour-change agent capable of giving rise to at least one different colour than achievable with the first colour change agent. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a multi-layer laminate comprising, in order, a layer comprising the first agent, a barrier layer, and a layer comprising the second agent. |
270 |
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYCARBONATE LAYERED COMPOSITE |
US15610768 |
2017-06-01 |
US20170266936A1 |
2017-09-21 |
Andre Leopold; Oliver Muth; Michael Knebel; Rainer Seidel; Jens Ehreke; Manfred Paeschke; Heinz Pudleiner; Cengiz Yesildag; Klaus Meyer |
The invention relates to a method for making a structure with at least a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer, each made from a polycarbonate polymer based on bisphenol A, and in between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer an intermediate layer being arranged, comprising the following steps: a) the intermediate layer is applied at least on a partial region of the first polymer layer, b) optionally the intermediate layer is dried, c) the first polymer layer is coated on the side, on which the intermediate layer is arranged, with a liquid preparation comprising a solvent or a mixture of solvents and a polycarbonate derivative based on a geminally disubstituted dihydroxydiphenyl cycloalkane, the preparation covering the intermediate layer, d) optionally a drying step is made after step c), e) after step c) or step d), the second polymer layer is placed on the first polymer layer, covering the intermediate layer, f) the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer are laminated with each other under pressure, at a temperature from 120° C. to 230° C. and for a defined time. |
271 |
Method of forming an image on a substrate |
US14357368 |
2012-11-06 |
US09731533B2 |
2017-08-15 |
Anthony N Jarvis; Christopher Anthony Wyres; William Green; Martin Robert Walker |
A method of forming an image on a substrate by applying energy, involves a substrate in or on which there are at least two different color-change agents, i.e. a first color-change agent capable of giving rise to at least two different colors; and a second color-change agent capable of giving rise to at least one different color than achievable with the first color change agent. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a multi-layer laminate comprising, in order, a layer comprising the first agent, a barrier layer, and a layer comprising the second agent. |
272 |
Security document and/or document of value containing a visually changeable window with a hologram |
US14422768 |
2013-08-15 |
US09658595B2 |
2017-05-23 |
Georgios Tziovaras; Heinz Pudleiner; Kira Planken; Stefan Janke; Marc-Stephan Weiser; Thomas Fäcke |
The present invention relates to a security document and/or document of value with a hologram in a visually changeable window as a novel security element, and also to a method for producing the same. |
273 |
SINGLE OR DUAL TRANSFER PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND TRANSFERRING SHARPLY DEFINED SINGLE ELEMENTS TO OBJECTS TO BE PROTECTED |
US15248293 |
2016-08-26 |
US20170057275A1 |
2017-03-02 |
Paul F. Cote; Daniel Yeager; Todd Schexnayder |
A fast and reliable single or dual transfer process is provided. Unlike prior art foil transfer techniques, which rely on the very fragile nature of the transferred pattern and/or shape to obtain a clean break at the die edge, the present invention is directed toward relatively non-tearable or tear resistant materials that can be difficult or impossible to effectively transfer using these known foil transfer techniques. This problem is addressed by precision cutting, for example, patches in the relatively non-tearable or tear resistant material positioned on a carrier substrate and in one exemplary embodiment transferring areas surrounding the cut patches to a sacrificial carrier substrate. The resulting sharply defined, precision cut patches left on the carrier substrate may then be transferred to objects to be protected such as banknotes. |
274 |
THERMOCHROMIC MATERIAL |
US15113874 |
2015-01-29 |
US20170028763A1 |
2017-02-02 |
Andre ARSENAULT; Romain PERRIER-CORNET |
A print on-demand color shift material which has high reflection, high saturation color and intrinsic, high impact color-shift produced by thermal printing or laser writing for use, for example in security laminates, tax and excise stamps, machine-readable features and banknote foils, and offering a rainbow of colors with full color shifting, producible in full manufacturing scale. |
275 |
THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITHIN POLYMERIC CURRENCY |
US14729183 |
2015-06-03 |
US20160332477A1 |
2016-11-17 |
Joseph Kuczynski; Jason T. Wertz; Jing Zhang |
A method of manufacturing polymeric currency utilizing three dimensional objects may include forming a first and second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. Ink may be selectively applied to one or more portions of one or more sides of the first layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to applying the ink, one or more apertures may be created into the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. The first and second layers of biaxially oriented polypropylene may be laminated together. A three dimensional object may be printed within the one or more apertures in the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to printing, a protective overcoat may be applied on top of the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. |
276 |
THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITHIN POLYMERIC CURRENCY |
US14709566 |
2015-05-12 |
US20160332426A1 |
2016-11-17 |
Joseph Kuczynski; Jason T. Wertz; Jing Zhang |
A method of manufacturing polymeric currency utilizing three dimensional objects may include forming a first and second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. Ink may be selectively applied to one or more portions of one or more sides of the first layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to applying the ink, one or more apertures may be created into the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. The first and second layers of biaxially oriented polypropylene may be laminated together. A three dimensional object may be printed within the one or more apertures in the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to printing, a protective overcoat may be applied on top of the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. |
277 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE TRANSFER |
US15098001 |
2016-04-13 |
US20160221304A1 |
2016-08-04 |
Jodi A. Schwendimann; Nabil F. Nasser; Earl Pickering |
Image transfer articles, sheets and methods are disclosed. The image transfer articles and sheets can include or be configured to receive an image. The image can be capture on one or more ink or other marking receptive layers of the image transfer articles or sheets. In various examples, the image transfer articles provide decorative features in addition to the image. Such decorative features can include article portions bearing elements such as, but not limited to, metallic flakes, metallic-like flakes, glitter materials, sparkle materials, luminescent materials (e.g., having a glow-in-the-dark effect), pearlescent materials, reflective materials, or combinations thereof. In some examples, the image transfer articles include a vanishing layer configured to hold or sustain the image on a receptor element until the receptor element is washed a predetermined number of times. |
278 |
MARKING PLASTIC-BASED PRODUCTS |
US14897958 |
2015-07-07 |
US20160210803A1 |
2016-07-21 |
Marshall MEDOFF |
Methods of marking plastic-based products and marked plastic-based products are provided. Some methods include irradiating the product to alter the functionalization of the plastic. In general, the present disclosure features methods of marking substrates, e.g., substrates including plastics, such as plastic-based products, such as polymer banknotes. Such plastics can be rigid or flexible, e.g., elastomeric. Such plastics can be thermoplastic or thermosets. In some cases, the products are marked by irradiating plastic-based materials, e.g., sheet materials, under conditions that alter characteristics of the irradiated plastic. |
279 |
Optically variable devices, their production and use |
US13642504 |
2011-04-21 |
US09323042B2 |
2016-04-26 |
Charles Douglas MacPherson |
Security documents often incorporate optically variable devices to prevent or hinder counterfeiters. Disclosed herein are layered optically variable devices such as colour-shift foils that employ a piezoelectric layer, and methods for their production and use. Such devices afford new techniques for a user of a security document to check quickly and easily whether the security document is a legitimate document or a counterfeit copy by placing an electrical potential difference across the security document. |
280 |
WRITING PAD |
US14878639 |
2015-10-08 |
US20160101641A1 |
2016-04-14 |
Donald Edward Gonzales, III |
An article capable of use in writing is disclosed. The article comprising at least one sheet configured for being written onto with a writing device, wherein a material of the at least one sheet comprises each of polyester and taffeta. |