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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

May. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Crane & Co., Inc., Dalton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Nancy J. Gettens, Waban, MA (US);

Jonathan D. Gosnell, Cumming, GA (US);

Michael McAllister, Windham, NH (US);

Pearl N. Dickerson, New Boston, NH (US);

Assignee:

Crane & Co., Inc., Dalton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 265/06 (2006.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.01); B42D 25/324 (2014.01); B42D 25/351 (2014.01); B42D 25/373 (2014.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C08F 283/06 (2006.01); C08K 3/105 (2018.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); C08K 3/30 (2006.01); D21H 19/58 (2006.01); D21H 21/40 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/16 (2006.01); B42D 25/23 (2014.01); B42D 25/24 (2014.01); B42D 25/425 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/324 (2014.10); B42D 25/373 (2014.10); C08F 265/06 (2013.01); C08F 283/065 (2013.01); C08K 3/105 (2018.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08K 3/30 (2013.01); D21H 19/58 (2013.01); D21H 21/40 (2013.01); G02B 1/041 (2013.01); G02B 3/0037 (2013.01); G02B 27/16 (2013.01); B42D 25/23 (2014.10); B42D 25/24 (2014.10); B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 25/351 (2014.10); B42D 25/425 (2014.10); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2227 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2241 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2244 (2013.01); C08K 2003/3036 (2013.01);
Abstract

A security device includes an arrangement of image icon focusing elements, wherein each image icon focusing element of the arrangement of image icon focusing elements is associated with a focal path. The device further includes an image icon layer with one or more image icons associated with a first characteristic color and one or more image icons associated with a second characteristic color and one or more regions between the image icons comprising a volume of substantially colorless material. At a first viewing angle, a color is visible through each image icon focusing element, and the color visible through each image icon focusing element at the first viewing angle is based on one or more of the first characteristic color, the second characteristic color, or the substantially colorless material.


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