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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Giesecke+devrient Currency Technology Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Moritz Hofer, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/29 (2014.01); B42D 25/324 (2014.01); B42D 25/373 (2014.01); B42D 25/425 (2014.01); G02B 5/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 25/324 (2014.10); B42D 25/373 (2014.10); B42D 25/425 (2014.10); G02B 5/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optically variable security element contains a motif region. An optically variable main motif has a contour that is visible to a viewer in the motif region at at least a first viewing angle, and the optically variable main motif includes substructures that are visible to the viewer. The visible substructures are visible along the contour of the main motif. The substructures are sub-motifs that are visible to the viewer, and each of the sub-motifs are provided with a contour.