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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Sicpa Holding SA, Prilly, CH;
Inventors:
Richard Einhorn, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Mark Hampden-Smith, Billerica, MA (US);
Miodrag Oljaca, Billerica, MA (US);
Jainisha Shah, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Assignee:
SICPA HOLDING SA, Prilly, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 3/14 (2006.01); B44F 1/12 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 3/14 (2013.01); B41J 2/04 (2013.01); B41M 5/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a reflective feature, e.g., reflective security feature or reflective decorative feature, comprising a first element at least partially coplanar with a second element. The first element causes incident light to be reflected with a first intensity that varies as the angle of incidence changes relative to a surface of the reflective feature. The invention also relates to a direct write printing process for forming such a reflective feature from an ink comprising metallic nanoparticles.