Patents Assigned to Sicpa Hòlding SA
  • Patent number: 10052903
    Abstract: A method is provided for freezing the orientation of orientable magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles by irradiation hardening the coating layer comprising the orientable magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles through the substrate carrying the coating layer. This method can be used in the protection of security documents, such as for example banknotes and identity documents, against counterfeit and illegal reproduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Evgeny Loginov, Mathieu Schmid, Claude-Alain Despland, Pierre Degott
  • Patent number: 10023000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of the protection of value documents and value commercial goods against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention relates to security threads or stripes comprising a holographic metallic layer; a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate; a first hardened coating and a second hardened coating, wherein a first plurality of non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles of the first hardened coating are oriented so as to follow a convex curvature and wherein the second plurality of non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles of the second hardened coating are oriented so as to follow a concave curvature so as to form a plural rolling bar effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventor: Gebhard Ritter
  • Publication number: 20180186153
    Abstract: The present application relates to a continuously refillable ink-jet cartridge comprising a housing (2) having a bottom, a circumferential wall and a top, a backpressure element (3) contained in the housing (2), and a pipe (27) configured to inject ink through a mouth (28) into the housing (2). According to the present invention, the mouth (28) of the pipe (27) is located and configured such that it is at least partially surrounded by the backpressure element (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Silvano TORI, Giovanni MORELLO, Tazio SANDRI, Alessandro SCARDOVI
  • Patent number: 9987866
    Abstract: Described is a marking for a substrate. The marking comprises at least one luminescent substance (a) and at least one chiral liquid crystal polymer (CLCP) material (b) having a reflection wavelength range that overlaps at least a part of the luminescence wavelength range of (a), provided that at least a part of (b) is not located underneath (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Eric Decoux, Tristan Jauzein
  • Publication number: 20180121643
    Abstract: A mobile, portable apparatus for authenticating, verification and certification of a security article, the apparatus comprising an enclosure securely housing components of the apparatus; an authentication device operable to authenticate the security article; a power source, preferably of solar type, different type of batteries, uninterruptable power supply, different type of charging facilities and/or any source of energy; an imaging device for simultaneously imaging in opposing and/or multiple directions; a programmable and configurable control panel; an information processing unit; and a printing device for printing and/or special marking on the security article, wherein the imaging device is portably coupled to the authentication device; and wherein the control panel is arranged as an interface command and control center connected to the information processing unit and the other components of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Mehdi TALWERDI, Winfield FISHER
  • Publication number: 20180093518
    Abstract: Magnetic field-generating device including a plurality of elements selected from magnets and pole pieces and including at least one magnet. Plurality of elements are (i) located below supporting surface or space configured to receive a substrate acting as supporting surface or (ii) forming a supporting surface, and are configured to provide a magnetic field with magnetic field lines running substantially parallel to supporting surface or space in two or more areas above supporting surface or space. Two or more areas form nested loop-shaped areas surrounding a central area; and/or the plurality of elements include a plurality of magnets, which are rotatable around an axis of rotation such that areas with field lines running substantially parallel to supporting surface or space combine upon rotation around axis of rotation, thereby forming, upon rotation around axis of rotation, a plurality of nested loop-shaped areas surrounding one central area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Mathieu SCHMID, Evgeny LOGINOV, Claude Alain DESPLAND, Pierre DEGOTT
  • Patent number: 9933640
    Abstract: Disclosure relates to the field of graphical elements and is directed to a device for producing an optical effect layer (OEL). Disclosure provides an optical effect that is easy to detect as such and exhibits a viewing-angle dependent apparent motion of image features over an extended length if the viewing angle with respect to the OEL changes. OEL includes a binder material being at least partially transparent and a plurality of particles dispersed within the layer. Each particle has a non-isotropic reflectivity and may be magnetic or magnetizable. Orientation of the particles forms an orientation pattern extending over a length within an extended surface of the OEL, such that the local average of an angle between (i) a straight line along an observed longest dimension within the corresponding cross-section shape, and (ii) said first direction x varies according to a function (?) of a position (P) along said first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Pierre Degott, Mathieu Schmid, Claude Alain Despland, Cedric Amerasinghe
  • Patent number: 9911071
    Abstract: The disclosed method, and corresponding system, for controlling items on a production/distribution line relies on secure identification of items transported arranged in a given disposition along a transport path at a site of collection and packaging of the items, and association of ID data of some of the packed items with corresponding packaging ID data so as to ensure reliable identification of package content delivered on the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Yvan Collombet, Daniel Cotsford, Rodrigo Lorca, Luciano Torres, Christian Fefin
  • Patent number: 9864892
    Abstract: Decoding or encoding information in a two-dimensional barcode, the barcode comprising an orientation pattern and a payload data pattern both being compiled of first and second type elements. The decoding or encoding involves a two-dimensional transformation applying at least to the payload data pattern in connection with second information that forms together with first information the information encoded in the two-dimensional barcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventor: Milan Vasic
  • Patent number: 9849675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a protection device for ink-jet printheads, comprising: a tank confining a cavity adapted to contain a humidifying liquid and having a mouth designed to be associated with at least one nozzle of an ink-jet printhead; a seal disposed around the mouth and suitable to be put sealingly in engagement against the printhead and around the nozzle; a mechanism integrated into the tank, for opening or closing the mouth for selectively bringing the mouth into fluid communication with the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Alberto Albertin, Silvano Tori
  • Patent number: 9849713
    Abstract: The invention 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 invention relates to optical effect layers (OEL) showing a viewing-angle dependent optical effect, devices and processes for producing said OEL and items carrying said OEL, as well as uses of said optical effect layers as an anti-counterfeit means on documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Mathieu Schmid, Evgeny Loginov, Claude Alain Despland, Pierre Degott
  • Patent number: 9840632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field oxidative drying inks suitable for offset, letterpress and intaglio printing. In particular, it relates to oxidative drying inks for printing by an offset process, letterpress process or intaglio process on a non-porous substrate selected from the group consisting of polymer materials, composite materials, metals or metalized materials and combinations thereof, said oxidative drying ink comprising at least one oxidative drying varnish and one or more neutral manganese complex compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Anca Glassey, Cécile Leprince
  • Patent number: 9834028
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of graphical elements and is directed to an optical effect layer (OEL), a device and a method for producing same. The disclosure provides an optical effect that is easy to detect as such and exhibits a viewing-angle dependent apparent motion of image features over an extended length if the viewing angle with respect to the OEL changes. An OEL includes a binder material being at least partially transparent and a plurality of particles dispersed within the layer. Each particle has a non-isotropic reflectivity and may be magnetic or magnetizable. The orientation of the particles forms an orientation pattern extending over a length within an extended surface of the OEL, such that the local average of an angle between (i) a straight line along an observed longest dimension within the corresponding cross-section shape, and (ii) said first direction x varies according to a function (?) of a position (P) along said first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Pierre Degott, Mathieu Schmid, Claude Alain Despland, Cedric Amerasinghe
  • Patent number: 9834031
    Abstract: Described is a chiral liquid crystal polymer (CLCP) layer or pattern which comprises randomly distributed craters of controlled mean diameter and/or density. The density and/or mean diameter of the craters can be controlled, for example, by adjusting the wetting of a substrate by a CLCP precursor composition, the development time of the precursor composition, and the thickness of the applied precursor composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Tristan Jauzein, Brahim Kerkar
  • Patent number: 9816031
    Abstract: A substrate having thereon a marking or layer comprising a cured chiral liquid crystal precursor composition which comprises at least one salt that changes the position of a selective reflection band exhibited by the cured composition compared to the position of a selective reflection band exhibited by a cured composition that does not contain the at least one salt. A modifying resin made from one or more polymerizable monomers is disposed between the substrate and the marking or layer and changes the position of the selective reflection band exhibited by the cured precursor composition comprising the at least one salt on the substrate in the one or more areas. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Andrea Callegari, Tristan Jauzein
  • Patent number: 9778201
    Abstract: A capsule placed on a beverage bottle. The capsule includes a capsule material layer and at least two layers of security ink on the capsule material layer. Each of the at least two layers has a different chemical composition. At least one layer of the at least two layers includes a first composition having flakes exhibiting full reflection of light received at a predetermined wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Russell R. Lacoste, Stephen Wass, James Bonhivert, Toni Lee Gazaway, Sarah Yacoub, Thomas Classick
  • Patent number: 9776810
    Abstract: The disclosed method, and corresponding system, for controlling items on a production/distribution line relies on secure identification of items transported arranged according a given disposition along a transport path at different sites of the line and checking operation according to a protocol which allows reducing processing load while ensuring high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Yvan Collombet, Daniel Cotsford, Rodrigo Lorca, Luciano Torres, Christian Fefin
  • Patent number: 9773433
    Abstract: A packaging for smoking products having an area with a warning relating to the health hazards of smoking thereon. The area includes at least one marking that is suitable for identification and/or authentication and/or track and/or trace purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventor: Brahim Kerkar
  • Patent number: 9772607
    Abstract: Method for authenticating a timepiece comprising measuring acoustic vibrations emitted by said timepiece to obtain an electrical signal indicating magnitude information comprising a variation of a magnitude of the measured acoustic vibrations as a function of time. The electrical signal comprises at least one specific tone associated with the presence of a quartz resonator in the timepiece. Method further comprises performing transform of electrical signal into frequency domain to obtain frequency-domain power spectrum indicating variation of power of electrical signal as function of frequency, processing the frequency-domain power spectrum so as to reveal at least one narrow peak in frequency-domain power spectrum corresponding to the at least one specific tone, and extracting at least one resonance frequency corresponding to said at least one narrow peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Eric Decoux, Andrea Callegari
  • Patent number: 9773220
    Abstract: Master case tracking mesh for data transmission includes a shipping container for holding items to be transported therein. The shipping container may include a central data storage unit configured to receive data transmitted thereto, and a plurality of electronic tags configured to store data of the items, and further configured to transmit data of the items to the central data storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Hubert Blanchard, Giorgio Caset, Xavier Marguerettaz, Xavier Cedric Raemy