Rotogravure printing processes for producing optically variable security features

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10654307
APP PUB NO 20160263931A1
SERIAL NO

15029660

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The present invention is related to the filed of optically variable security elements comprising a region based on a single cured ink comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer, said region having at least two, preferably at least three, patterns exhibiting, at at least one viewing angle, a different CIE (1976) color index parameter and/or a different position of the selective reflection band for protecting security documents against counterfeiting and/or illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention relates to processes for manufacturing said features, when the processes comprises the steps of a) applying on a substrate by a rotogravure process with the use of a gravure cylinder having at least two, preferably at least three, different engravings a single cholesteric liquid crystal precursor composition, b) heating the applied composition to bring said composition to a cholesteric liquid crystal state, and c) curing the composition so as to form the region based on a single cured ink comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer.

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  • SICPA HOLDING SA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Garnier, Christophe Reignier, FR 12 66
Pasquier, Cecile Marly, CH 42 136
Vuilleumier, Lucien Begnins, CH 2 7

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