INFORMATION CARRIER PRECURSOR AND INFORMATION CARRIER PRODUCED THEREWITH

• Main Author: LEENDERS LUC
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.06.2008
• Subjects: APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

Receiving layer configuration having an image-receiving side and a non-image-receiving side, said receiving layer configuration comprising at least one pigment and at least one binder, wherein at least one constituent layer of said receiving layer configuration is opaque; at least the outermost layer on said image-receiving side or a layer in diffusive contact with said outermost layer on said image-receiving side is opaque and porous; said at least one opaque layer and/or at least one layer between the opaque layer nearest to said image-receiving side and said non-image-receiving side comprises luminescent fibres and/or luminescent beads; and said receiving layer configuration is capable of being rendered substantially transparent by penetration by a lacquer; an information carrier precursor comprising the above-mentioned receiving layer configuration and a rigid sheet or a support; a method for producing an information carrier comprising the steps of: providing the above-mentioned information carrier precursor; and printing an image or pattern on the receiving layer configuration of the information carrier precursor by a conventional printing process using at least one liquid printing ink; and an information carrier obtained according to the above-mentioned process.