Flake for covert security applications

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B44F 1/12 (2006.01) C09D 11/02 (2006.01) C09D 17/00 (2006.01) B42D 15/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2606318

Covert flakes having one or more symbols and/or a selected shape are used in a composition, such as ink or paint, to provide a covert security feature to an object. In some embodiments the composition includes base pigment, and the covert flakes are covert pigment flakes that match the visual characteristics of the base pigment. In other embodiments, clear or opaque covert flakes are mixed in the carrier with base pigment. In other embodiments, clear or opaque covert flakes are mixed in a varnish base to provide a clear composition that can be applied over an existing security feature or elsewhere. The composition is used to print a field on the object, such as a stock certificate or bank note, for example. The covert flakes are not readily detectable by causal observation under visible light. In one embodiment, illuminating the covert security feature with ultraviolet light causes a covert flake to fluoresce and allows the observer to identify the location of the covert flake so that cover indicia may be observed. In a particular embodiment, a covert flake having one or more symbols is located using non-visible radiation, and then observed under visible light to read the symbol(s) on the covert flake.

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