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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Winfried Hoffmüller, Bad Tölz, DE;
Theodor Burchard, Gmund, DE;
Inventors:
Winfried Hoffmüller, Bad Tölz, DE;
Theodor Burchard, Gmund, DE;
Assignee:
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 15/00 (2006.01); B42D 15/10 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 19/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.01); B42D 25/328 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 2033/26 (2013.01); B42D 2035/24 (2013.01); B42D 25/328 (2014.10);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a security element () for security papers, value documents and the like having a diffraction pattern that exhibits an embossed relief pattern () and a coating layer () that increases the visibility of the diffraction effect of the embossed relief pattern (). According to the present invention, the relief pattern () is formed on the basis of a cholesteric liquid crystalline material () and the coating layer () includes a reflective () and/or a high-index layer ().