EP3431305B1 - A document security element, a value document with a security element and a method of manufacturing of a value document - Google Patents

A document security element, a value document with a security element and a method of manufacturing of a value document Download PDF

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EP3431305B1
EP3431305B1 EP18184788.0A EP18184788A EP3431305B1 EP 3431305 B1 EP3431305 B1 EP 3431305B1 EP 18184788 A EP18184788 A EP 18184788A EP 3431305 B1 EP3431305 B1 EP 3431305B1
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Pawel Wójcik
Joanna Gurtowska
Agata WOJCIECHOWSKA
Ariel Biernacki
Ewa Leszczynska-Ambroziewicz
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
    • B42D25/378—Special inks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40—Manufacture
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    • B42D25/41—Marking using electromagnetic radiation

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  • the object of the invention is an element securing a document with an image invisible in visible light, and visible in the infrared, and a value document, such as a banknote, certificate, visa, passport, identity card or other, comprising a security element. Furthermore, the object of the invention is also a method of manufacturing of such a value document.
  • Value documents may comprise various security features, such as watermark, microprint, convex print, etc.
  • security features such as watermark, microprint, convex print, etc.
  • new types of security features are still being introduced which allow them to be better protected against forgery.
  • US Patent Application No. US2008088859A describes an invention relating to a value document, particularly a banknote, which has an individualising mark - in particular, constituting a number - created on the document in a contactless manner by means of a laser.
  • the identification mark can be created on both sides of the value document by means of properly directed laser beams placed on one side of the document.
  • Canadian Patent Application No. CA2645578A presents a method for producing a data carrier in the form of e.g. a banknote that comprises an identifier in the form of patterns, letters, digits or an image.
  • the identifier - in the solution being the object of the invention - is recognised visually or by means of appropriate devices designed for detecting security features.
  • short laser pulses are used which modify the substance sensitive to the laser beam at a specific wavelength.
  • Document WO 98/22291 discloses a document security element according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the aim of the invention was to develop methods for securing documents, alternative to those present in the prior art, which would ensure a higher level of document security, making forgery more difficult.
  • the invention will allow for application of images invisible to the naked eye, as well as repeated personalised data, numbering or time stamps.
  • the essence of the invention is a document security element comprising an image invisible in visible light, and visible in the infrared in the 700-1000 nm range, characterised in that it includes a layer of paper susceptible to laser engraving, covered with a layer of paint transparent in infrared radiation, wherein the layer of paper comprises an engraving made using a laser beam pulse, performed after covering the layer of paper with the layer of paint.
  • the invention also includes a value document comprising a security element, in particular a document constituting a banknote, certificate, visa, passport or an identity card, characterised in that it comprises a document security element, described above in the essence of the invention, comprising an image invisible in visible light and visible in the infrared.
  • a security element in particular a document constituting a banknote, certificate, visa, passport or an identity card, characterised in that it comprises a document security element, described above in the essence of the invention, comprising an image invisible in visible light and visible in the infrared.
  • the solution according to the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing of a value document comprising an image invisible in visible light and visible in the infrared, characterised in that the layer of paper susceptible to laser engraving is covered with a layer of paint, wherein the paint is transparent in the infrared, and then the layer of paper susceptible to engraving is subjected to a laser beam pulse at a wavelength of 1064 nm at the place of paint application in such a manner that the layer of paint remains intact.
  • the layer of paper susceptible to laser engraving is covered with the layer of paint in a printing process.
  • the colour and/or thickness of the paint by means of which the paper susceptible to engraving is covered provides adequate coverage of marked elements, i.e. such that the engraved element is not visible in daylight.
  • the paint by means of which the paper susceptible to engraving is covered is a paint chosen from the following: intaglio, offset, screenprint or flexographic paints, and particularly preferably the thickness of the layer for the intaglio paint is between 40 ⁇ m and 60 ⁇ m, and for the screenprint paint it is between 15 ⁇ m and 20 ⁇ m, while for flexographic paint it is between 5 ⁇ m and 30 ⁇ m, and for the offset paint at least two of the partial optical densities measured for cyan, magenta, yellow colours are at least 0.8, or the partial optical density measured for black colour is at least 0.7.
  • the source of the laser beam is a Nd:YAG neodymium laser.
  • the power of the laser beam pulse ranges from 1.1 ⁇ 10 14 to 1.8 ⁇ 10 14 W/m 2
  • the beam speed ranges from 30 to 1000 mm/s
  • the pulse frequency ranges from 700 to 15,000 Hz.
  • value document 10 the cross-section of which is illustrated in Fig. 1 , comprises a base layer of paper 11 made of cotton, cellulose and semi-cellulose. This layer is susceptible to engraving by means of a Nd:YAG laser beam with a wavelength of 1064 nm.
  • the paper susceptible to engraving of the embodiment comprises a paper substrate layer which is covered with a coating layer.
  • the paper substrate layer comprises a laser pigment of tin dioxide doped with antimony oxide, and titanium white.
  • the coating layer comprises a laser pigment of tin dioxide doped with antimony oxide.
  • the laser pigment of tin dioxide doped with antimony oxide comprised from 95% to 99% by weight of tin dioxide (SnO 2 ) and from 1% to 5% by weight of antimony oxide (Sb 2 O 3 ). This pigment allows for obtaining particularly legible and clear laser-engraved markings.
  • the titanium white used was a rutile form of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ).
  • the paper substrate layer comprised conventional fibres and additives.
  • the paper substrate layer comprises 2.5-10%, preferably 5% by weight of laser pigment of tin dioxide doped with antimony oxide and from 2.5% to 10%, preferably 3.5% by weight of titanium white.
  • the coating layer comprises 0.5-3%, preferably 2% by weight, of laser pigment of tin dioxide doped with antimony oxide.
  • a graphic layout is applied onto the base layer of paper 11 by means of typical printing techniques, such as, among others, offset, screenprint, intaglio or flexographic techniques.
  • an additional layer of paint 12 was applied onto a selected portion of the base layer 11 of the value document 10, which constitutes a pattern made with infrared-transparent paint, wherein various paints used in the above-mentioned printing techniques can be used.
  • Various paint thicknesses were tested depending on the above-mentioned techniques, and the results are presented in Table 1.
  • Optimal thickness of the paint layer [ ⁇ m] Optimal thickness of the paint layer [ ⁇ m] Intaglio paint 10 60 40-60 Screenprint paint 10 40 15-20 Flexographic paint 5 30 5-30 Offset paint at least two of the partial optical densities measured for cyan, magenta, yellow colours are at least 0.8, or the partial optical density measured for black colour is at least 0.7.
  • the value document 10 was subjected to the process of laser engraving by means of a Nd:YAG neodymium laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm, which creates an image 13 in sepia or in shades of grey. Engraving by means of a laser beam was done in such a manner that the engraved image 13 was created under the additional layer 12 of infrared-transparent paint. The additional layer 12 of paint was not affected by the laser beam. The image 13 obtained in this manner was visible in the infrared at a wavelength above 700 nm, while the image was invisible in visible light.
  • intaglio, offset, screenprint or flexographic infrared-transparent paints were used with their colouring and/or thickness ensuring adequate coverage of the elements marked with the laser beam. Thanks to the use of covering colours and/or appropriate thickness of paint 12, the engraved image 13 is invisible in visible light ( Fig. 2 ).
  • Hidden images can be, e.g., alphanumeric data or time stamps, bitmap pixel graphics and vector graphics.
  • Fig. 3a An exemplary use of the method according to the invention is shown in Fig. 3a , where the value document 10 is a banknote and the hidden image 13 - visible in the infrared, made with the laser engraving technique - comprises the banknote's number. This number may constitute a repetition of traditional numbering of banknote made e.g. with a typographic technique.
  • Fig. 3b shows a value document constituting a personalised secured document (e.g. ID card, visa or certificate), where the hidden image 13, visible in the infrared, comprises a photograph.
  • Fig. 3c shows, for example, the value document 10 in the form of a passport, where a special code (e.g. time stamp) was applied with the laser engraving technique.
  • a special code e.g. time stamp

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