Printed matter – Having revealable concealed information – fraud preventer or... – Utilizing electromagnetic radiation
Patent
1990-12-03
1992-01-07
Echols, P. W.
Printed matter
Having revealable concealed information, fraud preventer or...
Utilizing electromagnetic radiation
283902, B42D 1500
Patent
active
050784285
ABSTRACT:
A copy-proof sheet having a longitudinal axis, and being constituted by a background and at least one latent mark, at least one of the background and the latent mark being formed of multi-line images of about 65-line 10% which are reproducible on a copy obtained from the sheet, the other of the background and the latent mark being formed of fine mesh images of about 150-line 10% which are not reproducible on a copy obtained from the sheet; the background and latent mark being distinguishable on the obtained copy due to a difference in color tone; the multi-line images being made up of longitudinal line-containing and lateral line-containing square areas each having sides of about 3 mm long; each longitudinal line-containing square area being made up of lines oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sheet, and each lateral line-containing square area being made up of lines oriented normal to the longitudinal axis; and the longitudinal line-containing and lateral line-containing squares being juxtaposed alternately with an inclination 45.degree. to the longitudinal axis.
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Bryant David P.
Echols P. W.
Hosokawa Printing Co., Ltd.
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