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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Ink suitable for printing smart card and process for producing a printed smart card with such an ink
Applicants:
Aurélie Janot, Montrouge, FR;
Jocelyne Chesneau, Montrouge, FR;
Hélène Lejeune, Montrouge, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Axalto SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an ink providing an optical effect, when it is applied on a main surface of a smart card. Said ink comprising a mixture of a base solution and a metallic pigment, said mixture containing between 2 and 4% per weight of the metallic pigment. The ink allows to obtain smart card having an improved appearance, and particularly smart cards having a printed surface with optical effect.