Film comprising a polymer layer

Details Film comprising a polymer layer Film comprising a polymer layer

2011-01-04

2011-01-04

Sample, David R (Department: 1783)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Structurally defined web or sheet

Including variation in thickness

C428S001300, C428S001310, C359S489040, C359S506000, C359S566000, C359S569000, C349S098000, C349S194000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07862880

ABSTRACT:
The invention concerns a film, in particular a stamping film, laminating film or sticker film, which has at least one anisotropic polymer layer of an at least partially oriented liquid crystal material. The anisotropic polymer layer has one or more first regions which form a first security feature and in which the anisotropic polymer layer has properties which linearly polarise or which rotate the direction of rotation, and one or more second regions which form a second security element and in which the anisotropic polymer layer has circularly polarising properties. The first security feature is visualised when viewed through a first polariser and the second security feature is visualised when viewed through a second polariser responsive to a different polarisation state from that of the first polariser.

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