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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Sicpa Holding SA, Prilly, CH;
Edmund Halasz, Orbe, CH;
Jean-Luc Dorier, Bussigny, CH;
SICPA Holding SA, Prilly, CH;
Abstract
The present invention describes a method for marking an object (), the object () having a surface of a conductive material. The method comprises a step of applying an electric spark to the surface such that the material is at least one of partially melted and partially ablated by the electric spark, thereby forming a pattern on the object (). Further, the present application relates to a marking system () for marking an object () using a spark generator () having a counter electrode () and a connector () for electrically connecting the spark generator () to the surface of the object () to be marked. Further, the present application relates to an authenticating system for authenticating or identifying an object () marked by the above described method for marking the object ().