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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2000
Joshua Robert Nemeth, Heathmont, AU;
Joshua Robert Nemeth, Heathmont, AU;
Note Printing Australia Limited, Victoria, AU;
Abstract
A security document or other device including a substrate (), a smooth highly reflective layer () applied thereto and having a reflectivity of at least 60 gloss units, and a raised printed image () applied to said reflective layer by a printing process such as the gravure process, the raised printed image having a height of at least 10 microns and being printed using a translucent ink having a large value of 85 to 95 as measured on an XL 211 Hazegard haze measuring instrument, which render it substantially transparent or translucent while causing scattering of the light reflectance and transmittance in at least a partially specular manner. A method of producing a document is also disclosed.