DIFFRACTIVE SECURITY ELEMENT

Poland Patent

PATENT NO 199079
APP PUB NO PL-365799-A1
SERIAL NO

36579902

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A security element ( 2 ) comprising a reflective, optically variable surface pattern ( 3 ) which is embedded in a layer composite of plastic material and which can be visually recognized from predetermined observation directions is formed from a mosaic of optically active surface elements ( 13 ). In the mosaic of the surface pattern ( 3 ) at least two of the mosaic surfaces ( 11; 12 ) of the surface pattern ( 3 ) are arranged substantially adjacent and have microscopically fine light-diffractive relief structures ( 4 ). The spatial frequencies of the relief structures in the mosaic surfaces ( 11; 12 ) are of values from predetermined spatial frequency ranges in such a way that, in the case of illumination beams which are incident obliquely relative to a normal onto the plane of the layer composite, the relief structures of the mosaic surfaces ( 11; 12 ) deflect visible monochromatic light parallel to the normal ( 32 ). The relief structures of the mosaic surfaces ( 11; 12 ) differ only in respect of spatial frequency, the difference in the spatial frequencies in the adjacent mosaic surfaces ( 11; 12 ) being at most 40 lines/mm.

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