Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a laminating element comprising a transparent support coated with a thermally non-reversible layer comprising an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, a first polyurethane polymer and a second polyurethane polymer, said layer having a pH of at least 10 and containing a metallic or an amphoteric cation.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided an imaged element comprising an optical card and underneath a layer package comprising in the order given an optional image receiving layer, a prelayer, an interlayer and a transparent support, at least the optional image receiving layer or the prelayer comprising an image, characterized in that the interlayer contains a polyurethane and a cross-linking agent.

Abstract: A method for printing information on a substrate having security features includes the steps of: applying a DC potential difference (DC.sub.TB) between a back electrode and a toner delivery means to create a flow of toner particles from the toner delivery means to the back electrode; interposing a printhead structure, the printhead structure having printing apertures and control electrodes around the printing apertures, between the toner delivery means and the back electrode so as to create a spacing having a width L between the printhead structure and the back electrode and to imagewise control the flow of toner particles; passing the substrate having a thickness T in .mu.m through the spacing; adjusting the spacing between the printhead structure and the back electrode such that the width of the spacing L is greater than or equal to 1.5 T; adjusting the DC potential difference (DC.sub.TB) such that the relationship .vertline.DC.sub.TB .vertline./L, expressed in volts per micrometer (V/.mu.

Abstract: An apparatus for security printing of a document on a substrate, having a first and second side, comprising:i) means for feeding variable data in a predetermined digital format to printing stations,ii) at least two printing stations, for image-wise depositing, in accordance to the predetermined format of the variable data, toner particles on the substrate,iii) means for fusing the toner particles to the substrate, to form a fused toner image, characterized in thata) the apparatus comprises means for introducing security features in the document andb) the means for fusing the toner particles to the substrate comprise means for heating and melting the toner particles such that between the melting toner particles and the substrate a contact angle of at most 90.degree. is formed and leave at most 25 mg/m.sup.2 of an external releasing agent on the fused toner image.