Authenticating a product

This invention generally relates to a composition, an apparatus, and a method for authenticating a product. In particular, the invention relates to an ink composition for marking a product with a continuous inkjet printer. The composition includes a visible ink and a UV, visible, and/or IR marker. M...

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Main Authors CARR PAUL, EASTWOOD IAN, MAHON PAUL FRANCIS
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 07.07.2010
Subjects
ADHESIVES
CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS
CHEMISTRY
COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS
COLOUR PRINTING
CORRECTING FLUIDS
DYES
FILLING PASTES
INKS
LINING MACHINES
METALLURGY
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
NATURAL RESINS
PAINTS
PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POLISHES
PRINTING
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
WOODSTAINS
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Summary:This invention generally relates to a composition, an apparatus, and a method for authenticating a product. In particular, the invention relates to an ink composition for marking a product with a continuous inkjet printer. The composition includes a visible ink and a UV, visible, and/or IR marker. Marking includes depositing the ink composition on the product with the continuous inkjet printer. A marked product is authenticated with a hand-held apparatus that activates the marker in the mark with UV radiation. Activation of the marker in the mark changes the absorbance/reflectance of visible radiation by the mark without changing the visual appearance of the mark. Authenticity of the product is assessed by a change in absorbance or reflectance of visible radiation by the mark after activation of the mark.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN200780100173