SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING MANUFACTURED ARTICLES PROVIDED WITH MAGNETIC MARKINGS

• Main Authors: ACHER, OLIVIER, JOUBERT, JEAN-CLAUDE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.08.2006
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FORDRESS-MAKING, FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; ELECTRICITY; EMBROIDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INDUCTANCES; LAUNDERING; MAGNETS; MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS; MEASURING; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHYSICS; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SEWING; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; TESTING; TEXTILES; TRANSFORMERS; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TUFTING; WEARING APPAREL

The present invention relates to a system for authenticating manufactured articles provided with magnetic markings, by means of a device for detecting such markings, in which each marking comprises at least one amorphous ferromagnetic filament, of diameter less than 20 mum provided with a glass sheath of thickness less than 10 mum, in which the detection device is a portable device for detecting such ferromagnetic filaments.The present invention also relates to a method for marking such articles.