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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1997
Toshio Modegi, Tokyo, JP;
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hologram seal for security is prepared in pseudo manner by using a diffraction grating pattern. A picture data of a plurality of motifs is inputted to a computer. Within the computer, there are prepared in advance plural kinds of pixel patterns in which grating lines are arranged within one pixel at a predetermined line width, a pitch and an arrangement angle. These pixel patterns are arranged in a matrix form like tiles by making reference to the inputted picture data to represent respective motifs. The picture data in which the motifs are represented is given to an electron beam picture drawing apparatus to prepare a diffraction grating original block. This original block is used to mass-produce pseudo hologram seals by press device. By varying an arrangement angle of grating lines, it is possible to carry out gradation representation, or to record a plurality of motifs in an overlapping manner.