Patents by Inventor Patrick Veya
Patrick Veya has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12215242Abstract: The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is an ammonium cation of general formula +NH2RCRD, wherein the residue RC is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and the residue RD is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Hervé Pittet, Marlyse Demartin Maeder, Patrick Veya, Nikolay Grigorenko, Andre Oswald
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Publication number: 20240351361Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of methods for producing eye-catching overt security features exhibiting one or more indicia as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles as well as decorative purposes. In particular, the present invention provides methods for producing security features that can be easily, directly and unambiguously authenticated by the human without any external device or tool, wherein said security features comprised a cured UV-Vis radiation cationically or hybrid curable coating composition and cured one or more indicia, said composition comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers based on perfluoropolyethers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Hervé PITTET, Patrick VEYA, Thibaut MARTINI, Riccardo RUGGERONE
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Patent number: 12115808Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing security features on substrates, in particular on security documents or articles as well as security features made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides UV-Vis radiation radically curable security inks comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers selected from fluoro compounds.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Patrick Veya, Angèle Monney
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Publication number: 20240294790Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of varnishes for protecting security documents, such as banknotes, against premature detrimental influence of soil and/or moisture upon use and time. In particular, the present invention provides a hybrid UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish comprising: a) from about 60 wt-% to about 85 wt-% of either a cycloaliphatic epoxide, or a mixture of a cycloaliphatic epoxide and one or more cationically curable monomers other than the cycloaliphatic epoxide; b) from about 3 wt-% to about 15 wt-% of one or more radically curable monomers and/or oligomers; c) from about 1 wt-% to about 6 wt-% of a diaryl iodonium salt; d) from about 0.5 wt-% to about 3 wt-% of a free radical photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of alpha-hydroxyketones, alpha-alkoxyketones, benzyl diketals, benzoin ethers, phosphine oxides, phenylglyoxylates, and mixtures thereof; e) from about 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Jean GARNIER, Patrick VEYA, Pierre-Yves HOFSTETTER
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Patent number: 12054619Abstract: The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4 alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, Cs+ and Rb+.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Hervé Pittet, Marlyse Demartin Maeder, Patrick Veya, Nikolay Grigorenko, Andre Oswald
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Patent number: 12043047Abstract: The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a security feature for securing a value document, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in Incident light. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps: a) printing a specific UV-Vis radiation curable ink on a transparent or partially transparent region of a substrate of a value document; b) heating the ink layer obtained at step a) at a temperature of about 55° C. to about 100° C. for at least one second so that the ink layer exhibits a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light; and c) UV-Vis curing the ink layer obtained at step b) to form the security feature.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Hervé Pittet, Marlyse Demartin Maeder, Patrick Veya, Nikolay Grigorenko, Andre Oswald, Michelle Richert
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Publication number: 20240238839Abstract: 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 present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers exhibiting one or more indicia on a substrate, said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer and in the form of one or more indicia, and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer and the one or more indicia with a curing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Thibaut MARTINI, Hervé PITTET, Patrick VEYA, Riccardo RUGGERONE, Jean GARNIER
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Publication number: 20240209223Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of varnishes for protecting security documents, such as banknotes, against premature detrimental influence of soil and/or moisture upon use and time. In particular, the present invention provides a cationic UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish comprising: a) from about 65 wt-% to about 90 wt-% of either a cycloaliphatic epoxide, or a mixture of a cycloaliphatic epoxide and one or more cationically curable monomers other than the cycloaliphatic epoxide; b) from about 1 wt-% to about 10 wt-% of a diaryl iodonium salt; c) from about 0.01 wt-% to about 5 wt-% of a non-ionic surfactant; and d) a photosensitizer of general formula (I) wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the cationic UV-LED curable protective varnish, and a process for coating a security document with said cationic UV-LED radiation curable protective varnish.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Jean GARNIER, Patrick VEYA, Pierre-Yves HOFSTETTER
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Publication number: 20240018378Abstract: The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is an ammonium cation of general formula +NH2RCRD, wherein the residue RC is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and the residue RD is selected from a C1-C4alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Hervé PITTET, Marlyse DEMARTIN MAEDER, Patrick VEYA, Nikolay GRIGORENKO, Andre OSWALD
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Publication number: 20230407116Abstract: The present invention provides a UV-Vis radiation curable security ink for producing a security feature for securing value documents, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light. The UV-Vis radiation curable security ink comprises a cationically curable or a hybrid curable ink vehicle, and silver nanoplatelets bearing a surface stabilizing agent of general formula (I) wherein the residue RA is a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; the residue RB is selected from a C1-C4 alkyl group, and a C2-C4alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group; and Cat+ is a cation selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, Cs+ and Rb+.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Hervé PITTET, Marlyse DEMARTIN MAEDER, Patrick VEYA, Nikolay GRIGORENKO, Andre OSWALD
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Publication number: 20230364639Abstract: 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 present invention provides methods for producing optical effect layers (OELs) exhibiting one or more indicia (x30) on a substrate (x20), said method comprising a step of exposing a coating layer (x10) comprising non-spherical magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles to a magnetic field of a magnetic-field generating device so as to orient at least a part of the magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles; a step of applying a top coating composition on top of the coating layer (x10) and in the form of one or more indicia (x30), and a step of at least partially curing the coating layer (x10) and the one or more indicia (x30) with a curing unit (x50).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Hervé PITTET, Thibaut MARTINI, Patrick VEYA, Riccardo RUGGERONE, Jean GARNIER
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Patent number: 11712917Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of security documents comprising a security feature, such as a windowed security thread, a security foil, a security patch, a hologram or an ink printed security feature, and a protective coating, and methods of manufacturing of said security documents. The security feature has a security feature thickness tf of at least about 5 ?m (micrometers) and a security feature surface facing away from the substrate consisting of a first region adjacent to the edges of the security feature and a second region non-adjacent to the edges of the security feature. The protective coating covers the security feature surface facing away from the substrate, a first substrate surface adjacent to the edges of the security feature, and a second substrate surface, which is different from the substrate surface covered by the security feature and the first substrate surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Thibaut Martini, Gebhard Ritter, Jean Garnier, Riccardo Ruggerone, Patrick Veya
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Publication number: 20230166551Abstract: The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a security feature for securing a value document, wherein said security feature exhibits a blue color upon viewing in transmitted light and a metallic yellow color upon viewing in Incident light. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps: a) printing a specific UV-Vis radiation curable ink on a transparent or partially transparent region of a substrate of a value document; b) heating the ink layer obtained at step a) at a temperature of about 55° C. to about 100° C. for at least one second so that the ink layer exhibits a metallic yellow color upon viewing in incident light; and c) UV-Vis curing the ink layer obtained at step b) to form the security feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Hervé PITTET, Marlyse DEMARTIN MAEDER, Patrick VEYA, Nikolay GRIGORENKO, Andre OSWALD, Michelle RICHERT
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Publication number: 20230150287Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing security features on substrates, in particular on security documents or articles as well as security features made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides UV-Vis radiation cationically curable security inks and UV-Vis radiation curable hybrid security inks comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers based on perfluoropolyethers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventor: Patrick VEYA
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Publication number: 20220305835Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing security features on substrates, in particular on security documents or articles as well as security features made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides UV-Vis radiation radically curable security inks comprising an ink vehicle and pigments comprising a flake-shaped non-metallic or metallic substrate comprising one or more at least partial coating layers, an at least partial surface treatment layer made of one or more surface modifiers selected from fluoro compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Patrick VEYA, Angèle MONNEY
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Publication number: 20220242159Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of security documents comprising a security feature, such as a windowed security thread, a security foil, a security patch, a hologram or an ink printed security feature, and a protective coating, and methods of manufacturing of said security documents. The security feature has a security feature thickness tf of at least about 5 ?m (micrometers) and a security feature surface facing away from the substrate consisting of a first region adjacent to the edges of the security feature and a second region non-adjacent to the edges of the security feature. The protective coating covers the security feature surface facing away from the substrate, a first substrate surface adjacent to the edges of the security feature, and a second substrate surface, which is different from the substrate surface covered by the security feature and the first substrate surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Thibaut MARTINI, Gebhard RITTER, Jean GARNIER, Riccardo RUGGERONE, Patrick VEYA
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Publication number: 20220219479Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing machine readable security features on substrate, security documents or articles as well as machine readable security feature made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a machine readable security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides security inks comprising one or more IR absorbing materials wherein said security ink allows the production of a machine readable security feature having the following optical properties: a lightness L* equal to or higher than about 80, a chroma C* smaller than or equal to about 15 and a reflectance at 900 nm smaller than or equal to about 60%.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Marlyse DEMARTIN MAEDER, Claude-Alain DESPLAND, Patrick VEYA
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Patent number: 10391806Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of the protection of security documents, especially banknotes, against illegal actions such as robbery or theft. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the field of ink-stained documents that are resistant to chemicals. The disclosed security documents are covered on at least one side by from about 70% to about 90% of a protective varnish and have from about 10% to about 30% of one or more varnish-free areas with one or more varnish-free indentations, the percentages being based on the total surface of the one side of the security document.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Raynald Demange, Patrick Veya, Alain Mayer, Pierre Degott
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Publication number: 20150259565Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents, in particular banknotes, against premature detrimental influence of soil and/or moisture upon use and time. In particular, it relates radiation curable protective varnishes comprising one or more cationically curable compounds and one or more di-hydroxyl-terminated perfluoropolyether compounds of the general formula HO—(CH2CH2O)c—CH2—CF2O—(CF2—CF2O)a—(CF2O)b—CF2—CH2—(OCH2CH2)d—OH, wherein a and b independently are integers in a range between 0 and 50, wherein a+b?1, and wherein c and d may be the same or different and are in the range of 1-20, and their uses for providing a protective coating or layer on a security document.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Patrick Veya, Jean Garnier
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Publication number: 20150072117Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents, especially banknotes, against illegal actions such as robbery or theft. In particular, the present invention relates to the field of ink-stained documents that are resistant to chemicals. The disclosed security documents are covered on at least one side by from about 70% to about 90% of a protective varnish and comprising from about 10% to about 30% of one or more varnish-free areas comprising one or more varnish-free indentations (I), the percents being based on the total surface of the one side of the security document.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Raynald Demange, Patrick Veya, Alain Mayer, Pierre Degott