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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2023
Giesecke+devrient Currency Technology Gmbh, Munich, DE;
GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An optically variable surface pattern which is designed to provide a multi-color representation when viewed from at least one predefined viewing angle and includes a multiplicity of surface elements which are provided with relief structures, at least one of the relief structures having nanostructures that act as color filters. The relief structures are selected from a set of at least four relief structures that differ from one another, each of which generating a color impression corresponding to a predefined monochromatic color when viewed from the predefined viewing angle, and each of the monochromatic colors corresponding to a different basic color. The surface elements are dimensioned such that, in at least one subregion of the surface pattern, when viewed from the at least one predefined viewing angle, a color impression corresponding to a mixed color that differs from the predefined basic colors can be generated.