US Patent No: 6,168,100

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Method for producing embossed metallic flakelets

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Abstract

An improved method of preparing embossed metallic flakelets for a hologram pigment improves productivity through a simpler process. A metallic foil 12 is first pressed between a cooperative pair of dies 10 having mutually complementary embossed patterns to thereby transfer to the surfaces of the metallic foil 12 the embossed pattern of the dies 10. Finally, the pulverized metallic flakelets are mixed with predetermined other ingredients to make a hologram pigment.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAAICHI-KEN12954

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kato, Akira Osaka, JP 390 2486
Katsumata, Takatoshi Susono, JP 3 58
Nakanishi, Masatsugu Shizuoka, JP 8 176
Okochi, Yukio Toyota, JP 9 78
Yamamura, Yoshihiro Kurume, JP 11 101
Yamanakajima, Hidekazu Susono, JP 1 32

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ECKART AMERICA CORPORATION (3)
5,672,410 Embossed metallic leafing pigments 77 1993
5,624,076 Process for making embossed metallic leafing pigments 75 1995
5,650,248 Process for making machine readable images 30 1995
 
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (1)
5,980,992 Fluorochemical treatments to provide low-energy surfaces 22 1997
 
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (1)
5,851,602 Deposition of high quality conformal silicon oxide thin films for the manufacture of thin film transistors 22 1996
 
BASF CORPORATION (1)
4,971,841 Reflective automotive coating compositions 22 1989
 
DAIDO METAL COMPANY LTD. (1)
5,480,231 Spherical sliding bearing 12 1994
 
ENERGY SYNTHESIS INC. (1)
5,577,669 Apparatus and method for the beneficiation of ore and coal with the aid of ultrasound 10 1995
 
LANCASTER GROUP GMBH (1)
5,629,185 Process for disintegrating cell dispersions or cell suspensions by means of ultrasonication for the purpose of isolating cell constituents 9 1994
 
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (1)
5,849,369 Method for manufacturing a chemically adsorbed film and a chemical adsorbent solution for the method 15 1996
 
MILES INC. (1)
5,325,580 Process for the production of enamelled workpieces 6 1993
 
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC. (1)
4,754,012 Multi-component sol-gel protective coating composition 55 1986
 
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR CIRCUIT KNOWLEDGE (1)
5,819,579 Forming die for manufacturing printed circuits 17 1996
 
THE QUANTUM GROUP, INC. (1)
4,758,003 Method and apparatus for changing physical and chemical properties of materials 17 1984
 
U.S. COATINGS IP CO. LLC (1)
5,500,311 Holographic flake pigment 8 1994
 
WHK, INC. (1)
4,321,087 Process for making metallic leafing pigments 58 1980
 
XEROX CORPORATION (1)
5,116,703 Functional hybrid compounds and thin films by sol-gel process 28 1989
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
4,874,137 Ultrasonic cell-destroyer 16 1988

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION (31)
6,761,959 Diffractive surfaces with color shifting backgrounds 28 1999
6,692,830 Diffractive pigment flakes and compositions 30 2001
6,841,238 Chromatic diffractive pigments and foils 30 2002
6,902,807 Alignable diffractive pigment flakes 34 2002
6,749,777 Diffractive pigment flakes and compositions 28 2002
6,815,065 All-dielectric optical diffractive pigments 23 2003
7,258,915 Flake for covert security applications 5 2003
6,987,590 Patterned reflective optical structures 26 2003
7,005,178 Security articles having diffractive surfaces and color shifting backgrounds 6 2003
7,754,112 Methods for forming security articles having diffractive surfaces and color shifting backgrounds 0 2003
7,029,745 Security articles having diffractive surfaces and color shifting backgrounds 4 2003
7,238,424 All-dielectric optically variable pigments 5 2003
7,241,489 Opaque flake for covert security applications 5 2004
7,517,578 Method and apparatus for orienting magnetic flakes 2 2004
7,300,695 Alignable diffractive pigment flakes 6 2005
7,224,528 Optically variable security devices 8 2005
7,645,510 Provision of frames or borders around opaque flakes for covert security applications 0 2005
7,667,895 Patterned structures with optically variable effects 1 2005
7,604,855 Kinematic images formed by orienting alignable flakes 1 2005
8,343,615 Dynamic appearance-changing optical devices (DACOD) printed in a shaped magnetic field including printable fresnel structures 0 2006
7,674,501 Two-step method of coating an article for security printing by application of electric or magnetic field 1 2006
7,630,109 Covert security coating 0 2006
7,625,632 Alignable diffractive pigment flakes and method and apparatus for alignment and images formed therefrom 3 2006
7,876,481 Patterned optical structures with enhanced security feature 0 2006
7,729,026 Security device with metameric features using diffractive pigment flakes 0 2006
7,934,451 Apparatus for orienting magnetic flakes 1 2007
8,118,963 Stamping a coating of cured field aligned special effect flakes and image formed thereby 0 2007
7,550,197 Non-toxic flakes for authentication of pharmaceutical articles 1 2007
7,880,943 Patterned optical structures with enhanced security feature 0 2007
8,025,952 Printed magnetic ink overt security image 1 2007
7,955,695 Three-dimensional orientation of grated flakes 0 2008
 
AVANTONE OY (1)
7,628,887 Security paper or board product and security package 0 2001