De La Rue Holographics Limited

Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited

De La Rue International Limited

Charles E Chatwin

Ralph Kay

Karen S Walker

David Ezra

Christopher John Fice

Martin C Gomme

A method of manufacturing a security item comprises coextruding at least two polymer plastic materials ( ) with different characteristics so as to form a substrate so that neither material are biaxially oriented, and providing security indicia ( ) on the substrate.

Method of manufacturing a security item

Decorative article

The invention is to improvements in signature panels for credit cards or similar instruments. The signature panel is made from a foil having a carrier layer with a transferable signature panel layer having a coating composition incorporating a polymeric material. The signature panel layer can be transferred in response to heat and pressure onto a plastic substrate from the carrier layer providing a signature space. A security indicia is placed on or in the signature accepting surface, of the signature panel layer, using an ink to define a rainbow pattern.

Signature panels

Transfer film

Optical device

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Horsham, United Kingdom

Charles E Chatwin