Method and device for producing colour images by way of a UV laser on pigmented substrates, and products produced as a result

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PATENT NO 8896647
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13883591

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A method is described for producing a character, pattern, symbol and/or image (8) on a substrate (2) by way of pigment particles (1) which are arranged thereon and lose their color effect under the action of a laser (23), wherein different pigment particles (1) with at least three different color effects are arranged on and/or in the substrate (2). The invention is distinguished by the following method steps: (a) production of a color chart (14), in which the individual color effect of individual pigment particles (1) or individual clusters of pigment particles is contained as a function of their spatial coordinate on and/or in the substrate (2); (b) spatially resolved irradiation, which changes the color effect of only individual pigment particles (1) or individual clusters of pigment particles, by way of a laser (23) at a single frequency on the basis of the color chart (14) in order to produce a resulting color effect. Furthermore, the present invention relates to substrates, in particular security documents, produced using a method of this type, and devices for carrying out methods of this type.

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U-NICA TECHNOLOGY AGINDUSTRIESTRASSE 4 MALANS 7208

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goldau, Rainer Zurich, CH 10 615
Schafer, Klaus Zurich, CH 40 339

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