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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takehisa Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/475 (2006.01); B41M 5/28 (2006.01); B41M 5/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/4753 (2013.01); B41M 5/28 (2013.01); B41M 5/46 (2013.01); B41J 2002/4756 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data protector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a data layer configured to record confidential information as a visible image; and one or a plurality of cover layers disposed at least one of above or below the data layer and configured to transition between a color-developed state and a decolored state in a visible wavelength region.