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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Spectra Systems Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Inventor:
Nabil Lawandy, Saunderstown, RI (US);
Assignee:
Spectra Systems Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/00 (2014.01); B42D 25/23 (2014.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.01); B42D 25/346 (2014.01); B42D 25/373 (2014.01); B42D 25/378 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/378 (2014.10); B42D 25/23 (2014.10); B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 25/346 (2014.10); B42D 25/373 (2014.10);
Abstract
A secure instrument and associated systems and methods of authentication, the secure instrument including a polymer substrate having a first surface and a second surface; an inner layer disposed on or over the first surface of the polymer substrate, the inner layer being a conductive, absorbing, or upconverting layer and including one or more gaps therein; and an opacity layer disposed on or over the inner layer disposed on or over the first surface of the polymer substrate.