Crane Company

Karin Mörck-Hamilton

Timothy T Crane

Tod L Niedeck

Marco Maraschi

Jonathan D Gosnell

Samuel M Cape

Benjamin E Bleiman

Jennifer Cowan

Ryan Toole

Michael Darroch

Kara Zona

Gunnar Nehls

Jason Van Gumster

Fredrik Von Blixen-Finecke

A security document () includes a secure substrate (). The secure substrate includes a viewing side () and a backing side (), and a micro-optic system () providing an optically variable effect (OVE) () on the viewing side. The security document further includes a protective layer (), and a mask layer () disposed between the protective layer and the backing side of the secure substrate.

Fully micro-optic security document

A soil and/or moisture resistant secure document and a method for producing such a secure document, are provided. The inventive method preferably employs a size press or other similar device to force a soil and/or moisture resistant formulation into the pores of the substrate and to remove excess formulation from opposing surfaces thereof. Soil and/or moisture resistant formulations when applied this way instead of by way of standard coating techniques do not obscure optically variable effects generated by non-porous OVDs that may be employed on or within these secure documents. In addition, thin layers of fibers (e.g., papermaking fibers) overlying and thus embedding portions of security devices in windowed secure documents that have been rendered soil and/or moisture resistant in accordance with this invention demonstrate increased durability.

Soil and/or moisture resistant secure document

A micro-optic film structure that alone or together with a security document or label projects images spatially coordinated with static images and/or other projected images is provided. The inventive film structure is made up of: (a) one or more polymer film materials; (b) one or more planar arrangements of primary image icons; (c) one or more planar arrangements of focusing elements or lenses; and (d) one or more secondary image icons. The planar arrangements are configured such that when a planar arrangement of primary image icons is viewed through a planar arrangement of focusing elements or lenses, one or more first synthetic images are projected. The secondary image icons appear as static and/or other projected images. These images are spatially coordinated with the first synthetic image(s) projected by the film structure, such that when simultaneously displayed therewith, they visually enhance or cancel the projected first synthetic image(s).

Micro-optic film structure that alone or together with a security document or label projects images spatially coordinated with static images and/or other projected images

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Stockholm, Sweden

Karin Mörck-Hamilton