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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas D. Pawlik, Rochester, NY (US);
Judith A. Bose, Webster, NY (US);
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A system of authenticating an item with a security mark includes a substrate (); wherein the security mark is printed on the substrate with invisible ultraviolet (UV) absorbing ink (); a coating comprised of UV fluorescent varnish () applied over the security mark and substrate; wherein an area comprising the security mark and coating with is illuminated with UV light; wherein a reduced fluorescence image of the security mark is identified; wherein the reduced fluorescence image is compared with the security mark; and wherein the item is authenticated if the reduced fluorescence image matches the security mark.