Patents Assigned to Sicpa Hòlding SA
  • Patent number: 11111417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adhesive formulations for bonding materials, comprising 40 to 80 wt.-% of an epoxy monomer, and 15 to 30 wt.-% of an oxetane monomer, and 0.1 to 10 wt.-% of an adhesion promotor, and 0.1 to 5 wt.-% of a sensitizer, and 1 to 10 wt.-% of a radiation and temperature activable photoinitiator or a mixture of a photoinitiator and a thermal initiator. Further, the present invention relates to a method for bonding at least two parts of which one is at least an inert material, comprising the steps applying to one part an adhesive formulation as described, placing another part to be bond on the one part, exposing the parts to UV light radiation and heat treating of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventor: Davide Ciampini
  • Patent number: 11098172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for impregnating a porous sintered material and the use as well as methods for impregnating a porous sintered material. More specifically, the present invention relates to formulations for impregnating a porous sintered material, said formulation comprising 40-90 wt.-% of an acrylic monomer, 0.1-10 wt.-% of a radicalic thermal initiator, 0.1-10 wt.-% of a radicalic photoinitiator, 0-30 wt.-% of an organosilane adhesion promoter and 0-5 wt.-% of a siliconic surfactant. Further the invention relates also to a method for impregnating a porous sintered material, comprising the steps of dipping the porous material into a liquid formulation comprising an acrylic monomer; a radicalic thermal initiator; and a radicalic photoinitiator; vacuum treating of the dipped porous material; removing of excess liquid from the surface of the porous material; exposing of the porous material to light radiation; and heat treating of the porous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventor: Davide Ciampini
  • Patent number: 11065906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical oblate magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate, spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said optical effect layers (OEL). In particular, the present invention relates to spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Cédric Amerasinghe, Edgar Mueller, Evgeny Loginov, Mathieu Schmid, Claude-Alain Despland
  • Patent number: 11065866
    Abstract: The apparatus and methods of the present disclosure relate to devices comprising spinning magnets driven by electric motors for use with printing or coating equipment. These devices and methods are for orienting magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles in an unhardened coating composition on a substrate. Specifically, these devices and methods are for producing optical effect layers. The apparatus comprises a holder, onto which is mounted a motor and a permanent magnet assembly. The motor is configured to spin the permanent magnet assembly. The holder is configured to be removably fixed to a base of a rotating magnetic cylinder (RMC) or a flatbed printing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Evgeny Loginov, Mathieu Schmid, Claude-Alain Despland, Pierre Degott, Edgar Muller
  • Patent number: 11037172
    Abstract: A method of marking and authenticating a manufactured item, comprising providing the manufactured item with a visible anti-counterfeiting indicium, marking with marking means the manufactured item with a visible alphanumeric string, marking with marking means the manufactured item with visible marking time data, and transmitting with data transmission and control means marking time data marked on the manufactured item and the alphanumeric string marked on the manufactured item. The method further comprises with computer database control means, receiving the transmitted marking time data and the transmitted alphanumeric string and storing in association in a database marking time information corresponding with the received marking time data marked on the manufactured item and alphanumeric information corresponding with the received alphanumeric string marked on the manufactured item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Myron Seto, Kok Weng Mak, Rene Henri Monnard
  • Patent number: 11017408
    Abstract: A logging module for identifying a suspected tampering condition of an access-controlled container, the logging module comprising: data collection means configured to collect data from said access-controlled container; and communication means for communicatively connecting the logging module across a network to a database storing a use history associated with said access-controlled container; wherein the logging module is configured to compare the collected data to the corresponding use history associated with said access-controlled container stored in the database to identify a suspected tampering condition of said access-controlled container, wherein the use history comprises data associated with the weight and/or volume of content of the access-controlled container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Nicola Duca, Alexandre Boulle
  • Patent number: 11014764
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning box-shaped articles of various sizes on a conveyor belt, as well as a printing station, a reading station, and a labelling station including said apparatus. The apparatus comprises an input conveyor belt operable to move transversally with respect to an output conveyor belt conveying direction, to adapt to a transverse size of a transported box-shaped article, and feed said output conveyor belt with corresponding aligned article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Urs Müller, Tobias Scherer
  • Patent number: 11008477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of magnetic machine readable oxidative drying suitable for intaglio printing of security documents. In particular, the invention relates to magnetic oxidative drying ink for intaglio printing on a substrate, said magnetic oxidative drying ink having a viscosity in the range of about 3 to about 60 Pa s at 40° C. and 1000 s?1 and comprising a) at least one oxidative drying varnish, b) a plurality of core-shell pigment particles comprising a magnetic core and an external layer made of silver and c) one or more stabilizers selected from benzotriazole compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Jessica Krueger, Cécile Pasquier, Patrick Magnin
  • Patent number: 10982103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of low energy radically curable inks for offset or letterpress printing of security documents. In particular, the invention relates to low energy radically curable offset or letterpress printing inks for offset or letterpress printing on a substrate or security document, said low energy radically curable inks having a viscosity in the range of about 2.5 to about 25 Pa s at 40° C. and 1000 s?1 and comprising radically curable (meth)acrylate compounds, one or more one or more photoinitiators of formula (I), one or machine readable materials and one or more fillers and/or extenders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: John Hoggett, Stéphane Chabrier
  • Patent number: 10981401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Evgeny Loginov, Mathieu Schmid, Claude-Alain Despland
  • Patent number: 10982102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of low energy radically curable inks for offset or letterpress printing of security documents. In particular, the invention relates to low energy radically curable offset or letterpress printing inks for offset or letterpress printing on a substrate or security document, said low energy radically curable inks having a viscosity in the range of about 2.5 to about 25 Pa s at 40° C. and 1000 s?1 and comprising radically curable (meth)acrylate compounds, one or more one or more photoinitiators of formula (I), one or more machine readable materials and one or more fillers and/or extenders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: John Hoggett, Stéphane Chabrier
  • Patent number: 10953660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet print head device for continuous inkjet printing, comprising a transducer; a charge electrode; a deflection plate; a gutter; and a holster; provided that the holster is receiving at least the aforementioned components, wherein the holster comprises an opening for a dedicated outlet for the ink in a printing mode, and wherein the holster further comprises an ink leakage detection area. Further the invention relates to a method and a system for detecting ink leakage in a print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventor: Jayakanthan M Lachmanan
  • Patent number: 10940690
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method of manufacturing an ink-jet printhead comprising: providing a silicon substrate (10) including active ejecting elements (11); providing a hydraulic structure layer (20) for defining hydraulic circuits configured to enable a guided flow of ink; providing a silicon orifice plate (30) having a plurality of nozzles (31) for ejection of the ink; assembling the silicon substrate (10) with the hydraulic structure layer (20) and the silicon orifice plate (30); wherein providing the silicon orifice plate (30) comprises: providing a silicon wafer (40) having a planar extension delimited by a first surface (41) and a second surface (42) on opposite sides of the silicon wafer (40); performing a thinning step at the second surface (42) so as to remove from the second surface (42) a central portion (43) having a preset height (H), the silicon wafer (40) being formed, following the thinning step, by a base portion (44) having a planar extension and a peripheral portion (45) extend
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Lucia Giovanola, Silvia Baldi, Anna Merialdo, Paolo Schina
  • Patent number: 10933442
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of the protection of security documents, such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present disclosure provides processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) on a substrate and OELs obtained thereof, said process including two magnetic orientation steps: a step of exposing a coating composition having platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to a dynamic magnetic field of a first magnetic-field-generating device so as to bi-axially orient at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles, and a step of exposing the coating composition to a static magnetic field of a second magnetic-field-generating device, thereby mono-axially re-orienting at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Mathieu Schmid, Claude-Alain Despland, Evgeny Loginov, Cedric Amerasinghe, Pierre Degott
  • Patent number: 10926574
    Abstract: Security element including a first and second pattern formed by a first and second material respectively in or on a first and a second region of a substrate respectively, the first pattern partially overlapping with said second pattern, the first material comprising a first luminescent dye, which upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation falling within its excitation wavelength range emits electromagnetic radiation in a first emission wavelength range, the second material comprising a second luminescent dye, which upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation falling within its excitation wavelength range emits electromagnetic radiation in a second emission wavelength range, said first emission wavelength range overlapping with the excitation wavelength range of the second luminescent dye, so that upon irradiation within the excitation wavelength range of the first luminescent dye the second luminescent dye is excited, in the overlapping area of the patterns, to emit electromagnetic radiation in the emissio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Dorier, Benito Carnero, Mia Milos-Schouwink
  • Patent number: 10922506
    Abstract: An illumination device for an optical system of a reader apparatus, comprising a light source (3) disposed concentrically around an annular hollow body (2), an external light reflector (5) for redirecting light to illuminate a zone at its distal end (5b), and a reflector element (8) with a mirror finish outer surface (8a). The internal wall (6) of the external light reflector (5) is made of reflective material, having a first portion (6a) with increasing cross sections from a proximal end (5a) to a first region (6b) with maximum cross section, and a second portion (6c) with decreasing cross sections from the first region (6b) to a second region (6d) with minimum cross section. The reflector element (8) is arranged in front of the light source (3) to redirect light towards the first portion (6a) of the external light reflector (5). The illumination device (1) achieves, in a reduced space, high optical efficiency and uniform illumination on the mark to read, avoiding specular reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: François Huot, Pablo Sempere, Todor Dinoev, Nicola Duca
  • Patent number: 10906066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Evgeny Loginov, Mathieu Schmid, Claude-Alain Despland
  • Patent number: 10890485
    Abstract: An imaging system (200) for generating a measure of authenticity of an object (10) comprises a dispersive imaging arrangement (30) and an image sensor arrangement (60). They are positioned so that, when electromagnetic radiation (20) from the object (10) illuminates the dispersive imaging arrangement (30), the electromagnetic radiation is dispersed and imaged by the image sensor arrangement (60). The imaging system (200) is configured to then generate a measure of authenticity of the object (10) depending at least on a relation between the imaged dispersed electromagnetic radiation and reference spectral information. The invention also relates to imaging methods, computer programs, computer program products, and storage mediums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Dorier, Xavier-Cédric Raemy, Todor Dinoev, Edmund Halasz
  • Patent number: 10875314
    Abstract: A storage unit for storing a fluid, the storage unit comprising at least one wall defining a chamber and an opening. The storage unit comprises a storage unit valve arranged at the opening to selectively seal the chamber. The storage unit valve is able to be selectively opened and closed to allow fluid to flow through the storage unit valve. The storage unit comprises a storage unit keying mechanism configured to allow the storage unit to only connect to a complementary docking station keying mechanism disposed on a docking station for receiving the storage unit. The storage unit valve is configured to only be able to be selectively opened and closed when the storage unit keying mechanism is engaged with said complementary docking station keying mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Nicola Duca, Alexandre Boulle
  • Patent number: 10850305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Evgeny Loginov, Mathieu Schmid, Claude-Alain Despland