WO1997010107A1 - Protection d'un article - Google Patents

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WO1997010107A1
WO1997010107A1 PCT/US1996/014700 US9614700W WO9710107A1 WO 1997010107 A1 WO1997010107 A1 WO 1997010107A1 US 9614700 W US9614700 W US 9614700W WO 9710107 A1 WO9710107 A1 WO 9710107A1
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article
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PCT/US1996/014700
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Mark Rory Rothschild
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Handelman, Joseph, H.
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Priority to AU70787/96A priority Critical patent/AU704487B2/en
Priority to EP96931556A priority patent/EP0850139A1/fr
Publication of WO1997010107A1 publication Critical patent/WO1997010107A1/fr

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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
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes

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  • THIS INVENTION relates to protecting an article.
  • It relates more specifically to a method of rendering a predetermined surface portion of the article tamperproof . It relates also to a composite, layered article including an article which is tamperproof.
  • this invention can advantageously be applied to articles in layer or sheet form, most advantageously to such articles carrying insignia le.g. in the form of letters forming words, figures or numbers, diagrams, and the like) in visible form (e.g. in written, typewritten, printed or like form; , such as cheques, bonds, share certificates, other negotiable documents, non-negotiable documents or cards such as identity cards, drivers licences, passports, and the like.
  • a method of rendering a predetermined surface portion of an article tamperproof including adhering a transmissive layer over said predetermined surface portion; severing said surface portion into fragments; and retaining said fragments in their original positions and orientations by means of said transmissive layer .
  • transmissive layer is meant a layer having properties appropriate to allow access to the surface portion to allow the surface portion to be used for its intended purpose. For example, if the surface portion carries insignia intended to be observed by the eye, the transmissive layer will be transparent, e.g. in the form of a transparent film.
  • Adhering the transmissive layer over said predetermined surface portion may be from a first side corresponding with said predetermined surface portion, the method including adhering a second layer over said article from a second side opposite to said first side. Severing said surface portion into fragments may then be effected from said second side, severing being in respect of the second layer and the article in unison.
  • the method may include also severing the transmissive layer and said predetermined surface portion into fragments, and retaining said fragments in their original positions and orientations by means of said second layer. Said severing, or said severing from the second side, may be effected by cutting into and through the predetermined surface portion, said cutting not penetrating through the transmissive layer.
  • severing the transmissive layer and said predetermined surface portion may be effected from the first side by cutting into and through the transmissive layer and the predetermined surface portion, said cutting not penetrating through the second layer.
  • Cutting from the second side may be by forming cuts in parallel.
  • cutting from the first side may be by forming cuts in parallel.
  • cutting from the fir ⁇ t side may be transverse to cutting from the second side, such that cuts, even though they may intersect, will not coincide for anv appreciable distance.
  • cutting from the second side may be by forming cuts in criss-cross or chequered fashion, e.g. by means of two sets cf parallel lines which are mutually transverse, conveniently about perpendicular.
  • cutting from the first side may be by forming cuts in criss-cross or chequered fashion such that cuts from the first side do not coincide for any appreciable distance with cuts from the second side.
  • respective cuts from the first side may be generally parallel to and offset from respective cuts from the second side.
  • a composite layered article including an article having a predetermined surface portion which is to be rendered tamperproof; a transmissive layer adhering to a first side of the article over said predetermined surface portion, the predetermined surface portion being severed into fragments, the fragments being retained in their original positions and orientations by means of the transmissive layer.
  • the article may be in the form of a sheet carrying insignia on the surface portion.
  • the insignia may be intended to be observed by the eye, the transmissive layer then being in the form of a transparent film.
  • the composite layered article may include also a second layer adhering to a second side of the article opposite to said first side, said second layer and the article in the region of the predetermined surface portion being severed in unison by means of cuts penetrating the composite article from the second side and extending through the article, but not penetrating through the transmissive layer.
  • the composite layered article may be severed also by means of cuts from the first side penetrating the transmissive layer and the predetermined surface portion and not penetrating through the second layer, to form fragments which are retained in their original positions and orientations by means of the second layer.
  • Said cuts from the second side may be parallel.
  • Said cuts from the first side may be parallel.
  • said cuts from the second side and said cuts from the first side may be mutually transverse, such that the respective cuts, even though they may intersect, will not coincide for any appreciable distance.
  • said cuts from the second side may be in criss-cross or chequered fashion, e.g. in the form of two sets of parallel lines which are mutually transverse, conveniently about perpendicular.
  • said cuts from the first side may be in criss-cross or chequered fashion and such that they do not coincide for any appreciable distance with cuts from the second side.
  • respective cuts from the first side may be parallel to and offset from respective cuts from the second side.
  • said article may be in the form of a document carrying insignia in the form of at least one of letters forming words, figures and diagrams.
  • Said document may be in the form of a negotiable document. Instead, it may be in the form of another kind of document of which the integrity is important, such as an identity card, a driver's licence, a passport, cr the like.
  • Figure 1 shows, in frontal view, a partially cut-away view of a composite layered article in accordance with the invention in the form of a negotiable document
  • Figure 2 corresponds to Figure 1 but shows the negotiable document in side view
  • Figure 3 shows, to a much enlarged scale, fragmentarily, an edge view of the negotiable document of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 corresponds to Figure 1, but shows a developed and more elaborate cutting pattern applied to the composite layered article.
  • a composite layered article in accordance with the invention and more specifically including an article 12 in the form of a negotiable document, is generally indicated by reference numeral 10.
  • the negotiable document 12 is in the form of a sheet 12 carrying insignia in the form of letters forming words, figures or the like and can be in written, type-written, printed, or like form.
  • the negotiable document in the form of the sheet 12 is rendered tamperproof in accordance with this invention.
  • a covering layer of a transmissive material 16 adheres to an upperside or first side of the sheet 12, directly over the insignia 14.
  • a second layer 13 covers the rear or the reverse side of the sheet 12.
  • the transmissive layer 16 is shown as if torn off at 16.1 to show the sheet 12 underneath.
  • the sheet 12 is shown as if torn off as indicated by reference numeral 12.1 to show the second layer 18 underneath.
  • the transmissive layer 16 is in the form of a transparent film, e.g. of a synthetic polymeric material, another kind of synthetic material, or the like.
  • the sheet 12 may be of paper or other material suitable to carry the insignia 14.
  • the transmissive layer 16 may adhesively be attached to the sheet 12, instead it may be heat sealed to the sheet 12, instead it may be bonded in any other convenient and effective way to the sheet 12.
  • the bottom layer 18, in this embodiment, is merely a covering layer and can be of any convenient material. It may conveniently be of the same material as the transmissive layer 16. In other embodiments, for example where the sheet 12 carries insignia also on a rear thereof, also the second or bottom layer 18 will be a suitably transmissive layer. Adhering the bottom layer 18 to the sheet 12 may be done similarly to adhering the transmissive layer 16 to the sheet 12.
  • substantially all of the surface area of the sheet 12 carries insignia and the whole area of the sheet is to be regarded as a predetermined surface portion in accordance with this invention.
  • the whole of the surface has been treated to be tamperproof in accordance with the invention.
  • the bottom layer 18 and the sheet 12 have been severed by cutting as indicated by reference numeral 20 in fragments, more specifically elongate fragments lying obliquely across the composite article IC .
  • the fragments are retained in their original positions and orientations, to ensure that the insignia 14 are undisturbed, by means of the transmissive layer 16.
  • the cuts 20 enter the composite article 10 from the rear and penetrate into the composite article 10 such that at least the bottom layer 18 and the sheet 12 are penetrated.
  • the Applicant expects that it may be necessary to extend the cuts 20 also partially into the transmissive layer 16, but such that the cuts 20 do not extend through the transmissive layer 16.
  • the cuts 20 are numerous and closely spaced - generally much more so than shown diagrammatically in Figure 1 of the drawings .
  • the transmissive layer 15 or the second layer 18 will have to be removed or the sheet 12 has to be split, or the like to render the insignia 14 accessible.
  • the retaining function of the transmissive layer 16 or the second layer is nullified and the fragments are no longer held together and the document is effectively destroyed in the region attempted to be altered.
  • oblique cuts 22 are applied from the top of the composite article 10 through the transmissive layer 16, through the sheet 12 and only partially into the bottom layer 18. This enhances the beneficial effect of the invention in that even smaller fragments, e.g. in the form of small blocks as can be perceived from the centre portion of Figure 1 showing the sheet 12, are formed.
  • the cuts 20 are in parallel to one another
  • the cuts 22 are in parallel to one another
  • the cuts 20 and 22 are respectively transverse, more particularly at about right angles in this embodiment .
  • the cuts from the first side are executed in criss-cross or chequered fashion as indicated at 22.1 and 22.2 respectively, in contrast to the parallel lines 22 of the Figure 1 embodiment.
  • each cut 20.1 in the article 12 is covered from above by means of a strip (which is transversely severed) of the transmissive layer 16 in between cuts 22.1 in the transmissive layer.
  • each cut 20.2 in the article is covered from above by means of a strip (which is transversely severed) of the transmissive layer 16 in between cuts 22.2.
  • each cut is covered along one extremity of the cut by a strip of material either of the transmissive layer 16, or cf the second layer 18. It is to be appreciated that each of the strips referred tc apove is transversely severed, i.e. transversely to the respective cut m question) . In this fashion, the ccmposite layered article 10 is held intact.
  • the composite article 10 be tampered with by removing a portion of the transmissive layer 16 or of the second layer _8, or if the layer 12 is split to gain access to the insignia 14, e.g. to effect alterations, such covering strips or portions are removed, causing the composite document 10 to fragmentize in the affected region which will render the tampering evident.
  • a portion or portions of the document 12 may be left uncovered, or may be left uncut so as not to interfere with operations effected by banks and the like, e.g by means of magnetic or optical readers, or the like, used m the processing of cheques and other documents.
  • negotiable documents or instruments such as cheques, bonds, share certificates and the like by altering, for example, the name of the payee or the amount payable, or both. It is thus an advantage of the current invention that, inter alia, such negotiable documents can be rendered tamperproof to the extent that any attempt to tamper with the document is irreversibly exposed.

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Abstract

On confère un état d'inviolabilité à un article, se présentant en particulier sous forme de feuille, tel qu'un document, et comportant des lettres et chiffres de type marques sur un premier côté, en collant une couche transparente (16) sur le premier côté de l'article par dessus les marques (14), et en séparant le second côté de l'article opposé au premier en procédant, p. ex., à des découpes sans pénétrer dans la couche transparente (16). Une seconde couche (18) peut être collée sur le second côté et l'article en couches peut être également sectionné du premier côté sans que les découpes coïncident avec celles du second côté et sans qu'elles pénètrent dans la couche transparente (16). Les parties de l'article supportant les marques (14) sont maintenues dans leurs orientations et positions d'origine par des zones intactes de la couche transparente (16) et de la seconde couche (18) respectivement. Si on accède aux marques, par exemple pour les modifier, les parties supportant ces marques (14) ne sont plus maintenues en place, ce qui peut être détecté facilement.
PCT/US1996/014700 1995-09-13 1996-09-13 Protection d'un article WO1997010107A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU70787/96A AU704487B2 (en) 1995-09-13 1996-09-13 Protecting an article
EP96931556A EP0850139A1 (fr) 1995-09-13 1996-09-13 Protection d'un article

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ZA95/7658 1995-09-13
ZA957658 1995-09-13

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WO1997010107A1 true WO1997010107A1 (fr) 1997-03-20

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AU (1) AU704487B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2232065A1 (fr)
MX (1) MX9802003A (fr)
WO (1) WO1997010107A1 (fr)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2841823A1 (fr) * 2002-07-04 2004-01-09 Sequoias Procede de securisation de documents lamines par liaison du document a son laminat
EP1599346B2 (fr) † 2003-02-27 2018-02-21 Landqart AG Stratifie multicouche

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US2285806A (en) * 1940-11-02 1942-06-09 Wilmot S Close Means for preventing fraudulent alteration of documents
EP0543528A1 (fr) * 1991-11-21 1993-05-26 The Standard Register Company Document de sécurité
WO1993013942A1 (fr) * 1992-01-16 1993-07-22 Francesco Bosisio Procede de stratification de films plastiques protecteurs sur des documents en papier
EP0640493A2 (fr) * 1993-08-24 1995-03-01 BASF Magnetics GmbH Feuille anticopie

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2285806A (en) * 1940-11-02 1942-06-09 Wilmot S Close Means for preventing fraudulent alteration of documents
EP0543528A1 (fr) * 1991-11-21 1993-05-26 The Standard Register Company Document de sécurité
WO1993013942A1 (fr) * 1992-01-16 1993-07-22 Francesco Bosisio Procede de stratification de films plastiques protecteurs sur des documents en papier
EP0640493A2 (fr) * 1993-08-24 1995-03-01 BASF Magnetics GmbH Feuille anticopie

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2841823A1 (fr) * 2002-07-04 2004-01-09 Sequoias Procede de securisation de documents lamines par liaison du document a son laminat
EP1599346B2 (fr) † 2003-02-27 2018-02-21 Landqart AG Stratifie multicouche

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CA2232065A1 (fr) 1997-03-20
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EP0850139A1 (fr) 1998-07-01

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