公开(公告)号：US10350840B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15110442

申请日：2015-01-16

Applicant: KBA-NotaSys SA

Inventor： Aurélie Berthon ,  Johannes Georg Schaede

IPC: D21H27/32 ,  B29C70/74 ,  D21H21/40 ,  B42D25/29 ,  B29D11/00 ,  B29K711/12 ,  B29K711/10

Abstract: There is described a method of creating a transparent window (W*) in a security, especially paper, substrate (1) for security printing applications, the method comprising the steps of (i) providing a security substrate (1), (ii) forming an opening (10*) into and through the security substrate (1), and (iii) filling the opening (10*) with transparent material (2) thereby forming the transparent window (W*). The filling of the opening (10*) with the transparent material (2) is carried out in a state where the opening (10*) is open on both sides of the security substrate (1) and extends through the security substrate (1), the filling of the opening (10*) including the application of a first side (I) of the security substrate (1) against a supporting surface (21A) of a supporting member (20′, 21) in such a way as to block one side of the opening (10*), while the transparent material (2) is applied inside the opening (10*) from the other side (II) of the security substrate (1). Advantageously, the method further comprises the step of forming a field of lenses (L) on one side of the transparent window (W*), in particular by replicating the field of lenses (L) directly into the transparent material (2) filling the opening (10*). Also described is a suitable device designed to fill the opening (10*) with the transparent material (2).

公开(公告)号：US10150283B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US14653622

申请日：2013-12-20

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： Daniel Chassot ,  Raymond Heritier ,  Denis Voros

IPC: B41M3/14 ,  B41F11/02 ,  B41F9/08 ,  B41F33/00 ,  B41F9/02 ,  B41F9/06 ,  B41N1/14

Abstract: It is especially described a control process for intaglio printing, in particular for printing paper securities, such as banknotes. This control process includes defining on an intaglio printing plate (80) control areas (150, 151-155; 170, 171-179) designed in such a manner as to allow in particular evaluation of effects of the printing pressure applied during printing of a substrate by means of the intaglio printing plate (80) and evaluation of effects of the ink coverage applied during inking of the intaglio printing plate (80), which control areas (150, 151-155; 170, 171-179) are engraved in a portion of the intaglio printing plate (80) in order to produce corresponding printed control zones (160, 161-165) on the substrate. The process further includes carrying out of measurements in the printed control zones allowing evaluation of the printing pressure applied during printing of the substrate as well as of the ink coverage applied during inking of the intaglio printing plate (80).

公开(公告)号：US09908361B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US14890346

申请日：2014-05-13

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： Johannes Georg Schaede ,  Alexander Fellmann

IPC: B42D25/387 ,  B42D25/00 ,  B41M3/14 ,  B42D25/405 ,  B42D25/29 ,  B42D25/30

CPC classification number: B42D25/387 ,  B41M3/144 ,  B42D25/00 ,  B42D25/29 ,  B42D25/30 ,  B42D25/405 ,  B42D2035/14 ,  B42D2035/16 ,  B42D2035/24 ,  B42D2035/26

Abstract: There is described a printed security feature (10) provided onto a printable substrate, which printed security feature includes a printed area (11) with at least a first printed section consisting of a multiplicity of geometric elements (GE, 15) printed with a given distribution over the printed area. The geometric elements are printed with at least first and second inks which exhibit the same or substantially the same optical appearance when illuminated with visible white light, such that the printed security feature produces a first graphical representation (A1) when illuminated with visible white light. At least the first ink is an ink which responds to non-visible light excitation by producing a characteristic optical response differentiating the first ink from the second ink. The printed security feature produces a second graphical representation (B1) when illuminated with non-visible light, which exhibits a distinctive two-dimensional graphic element (B) which is revealed only when the printed security feature is illuminated with non-visible light. The first printed section is subdivided into at least first and second printed portions (P1, P2), adjacent to the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element, and a third printed portion (P3), inside boundaries (200) of the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element. In the first, respectively second printed portion, the geometric elements are printed with the first, respectively second ink. In the third printed portion, the geometric elements are sub-divided into first and second contiguous portions (GE_a, GE_b) which are respectively printed with the first and second inks. The first and second inks are printed in register one with respect to the other so that the boundaries of the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element are not visible when the printed security feature is illuminated with visible white light and the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element only becomes visible when the printed security feature is illuminated with non-visible light.

公开(公告)号：US09900463B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15114422

申请日：2015-01-28

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： Jan-Friedrich Ehlenbröker ,  Volker Lohweg

IPC: H04N1/32 ,  G07D7/2033 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G07D7/005

CPC classification number: H04N1/32149 ,  G07D7/005 ,  G07D7/2033 ,  H04N1/00838 ,  H04N2201/327

Abstract: There is described a new coding approach for printed document authentication, one objective of which is to increase the difficulty of copying. In addition, this new coding approach provides better performance compared to other 2D coding technologies under certain constraints. The new coding technique requires less print space in comparison to other coding techniques. This is achieved by optimizing some of the features which are used in standard 2D-codes for stabilization and which are necessary for e.g. mobile applications. Furthermore, the code can be decomposed in elementary units, or “byte-units” which can be widely spread over a text document. Such “byte-units” can in particular be used for integration in text symbols. If a document protected with such a coding is copied, at least some of these symbols will be extensively degraded by the copying process. Therefore, copy detection is intrinsically achieved thanks to the new coding technique.

公开(公告)号：US09770896B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15225762

申请日：2016-08-01

Applicant: KBA-NotaSys SA

Inventor： Alain Wursch ,  Antoine Merminod

IPC: B41J1/60 ,  B41F13/00 ,  B41K1/16 ,  B41F33/00 ,  B41K3/12 ,  B41K3/10

CPC classification number: B41F13/0008 ,  B41F13/0032 ,  B41F33/009 ,  B41K1/16 ,  B41K3/105 ,  B41K3/127

Abstract: There is described a numbering device (1) for carrying out numbering in sheet-fed or web-fed numbering presses, the numbering device (1) comprising a numbering unit (6) with rotatable numbering wheels (7) carrying alpha-numerical symbols thereon, which numbering wheels (7) are disposed next to each other and rotate about a common rotation axis (17), the numbering device (1) further comprising electro-mechanical actuation means for setting the position of the numbering wheels (7). The electro-mechanical actuation means are entirely located within the numbering device (1) and are mechanically autonomous, the electro-mechanical actuation means comprising a plurality of independent driving means (15, 18-23; 23*) for actuating a corresponding plurality of the numbering wheels.

公开(公告)号：US09646809B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-09

申请号：US14391117

申请日：2013-04-12

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： François Gremion ,  Laurent Claude

IPC: C23C14/35 ,  H01J37/34 ,  B41N3/00 ,  C23C14/50 ,  C23C14/16 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/34 ,  C23C14/46

CPC classification number: C23C14/24 ,  B41F9/00 ,  B41N3/003 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/165 ,  C23C14/3464 ,  C23C14/35 ,  C23C14/46 ,  C23C14/50 ,  H01J37/3405 ,  H01J37/3426 ,  H01J37/3435 ,  H01J37/3447 ,  H01J37/3461 ,  H01J2237/332

Abstract: There is described an intaglio printing plate coating apparatus (1) comprising a vacuum chamber (3) having an inner space (30) adapted to receive at least one intaglio printing plate (10) to be coated, a vacuum system (4) coupled to the vacuum chamber (3) adapted to create vacuum in the inner space (30) of the vacuum chamber (3), and a physical vapour deposition (PVD) system (5) adapted to perform deposition of wear-resistant coating material under vacuum onto an engraved surface (10a) of the intaglio printing plate (10), which physical vapour deposition system (5) includes at least one coating material target (51, 52) comprising a source of the wear-resistant coating material to be deposited onto the engraved surface (10a) of the intaglio printing plate (10). The vacuum chamber (3) is arranged so that the intaglio printing plate (10) to be coated sits substantially vertically in the inner space (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) with its engraved surface (10a) facing the at least one coating material target (51, 52). The intaglio printing plate coating apparatus (1) further comprises a movable carrier (6) located within the inner space (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and adapted to support and cyclically move the intaglio printing plate (10) in front of and past the at least one coating material target (51, 52).

公开(公告)号：US09598821B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US14767179

申请日：2014-02-17

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： Johannes Georg Schaede

IPC: D21H27/32 ,  D21H21/36 ,  B32B27/10 ,  B42D25/351 ,  D21H21/44 ,  B32B3/26 ,  D21H27/36 ,  B42D25/425 ,  B42D25/324 ,  D21H21/40 ,  D21H21/42 ,  G02B3/00

CPC classification number: D21H27/32 ,  B32B3/266 ,  B32B27/10 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2425/00 ,  B32B2554/00 ,  B42D25/324 ,  B42D25/351 ,  B42D25/425 ,  D21H21/40 ,  D21H21/42 ,  D21H21/44 ,  D21H27/36 ,  G02B3/0037

Abstract: There is described a substrate (S) for security documents, such as banknotes, comprising one or more paper layers (11, 12) and a polymer layer (20) which is made to adhere to a side of at least one of the paper layers (11, 12), which polymer layer (20) is substantially transparent in at least one region of the substrate (S) which is not covered by the paper layer or layers (11, 12) so as to form a substantially transparent window (W) in the substrate (S) which is formed and closed by the polymer layer (20). The polymer layer (20) exhibits in the region of the window (W) a thickness (T) which is greater than a thickness (t) of the polymer layer (20) outside of the region of the window (W). The thickness (T) of the polymer layer (20) in the region of the window (W) is substantially equal to the added thickness of the paper layer or layers (11, 12) and of the polymer layer (20) outside of the region of the window (W) so that the substrate (S) exhibits a substantially uniform and constant thickness (T). The substrate (S) further comprises a micro-optical structure (30), in particular a lens structure, which is disposed in the region of the window (W) on at least one side of the polymer layer (20).

公开(公告)号：US20170008271A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15116505

申请日：2015-02-03

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： Johannes Georg SCHAEDE

IPC: B41F31/20

CPC classification number: B41F31/20 ,  B41F5/18 ,  B41F11/02 ,  B41F31/00 ,  B41F31/18 ,  B41K3/126

Abstract: There is described a multicolour letterpress printing press, in particular a numbering press, comprising a printing group (50) with at least a first letterpress (e.g. numbering) cylinder (51) and a second letterpress cylinder (52) which are inked by an associated inking system (60, 71, 72, 81, 81a, 81b, 82, 82a, 82b). The inking system (60, 71, 72, 81, 81a, 81b, 82, 82a, 82b) comprises (i) a first inking device (81) supplying ink to a first chablon cylinder (71), (ii) at least a second inking device (82) supplying ink to a second chablon cylinder (72), and (iii) an ink-collecting cylinder (60) contacting the first and second chablon cylinders (71, 72) and the first and second letterpress cylinders (51, 52). The ink-collecting cylinder (60) collects a first ink pattern (A, D) from the first chablon cylinder (71) and a second ink pattern (B, C) from the second chablon cylinder (72). As a result, a first multicolour pattern of inks (A-D) is formed on the ink-collecting cylinder (60), which first multicolour pattern of inks (A-D) is transferred onto the first letterpress cylinder (51). The ink-collecting cylinder (60) further collects a third ink pattern (A, D) from the first chablon cylinder (71) and a fourth ink pattern (B, C) from the second chablon cylinder (72), thereby forming a second multicolour pattern of inks (A ″D) on the ink-collecting cylinder (60), which second multicolour pattern of inks (A ″D) is transferred onto the second letterpress cylinder (52).

Abstract translation: 描述了一种多色凸版印刷机，特别是编号印刷机，其包括具有至少第一凸版印刷（例如编号）圆筒（51）和第二凸版滚筒（52）的印刷组（50），所述印刷组由相关联的 上墨系统（60,71,72,81,81a，81b，82,82a，82b）。 上墨系统（60,71,72,81,81a，81b，82,82a，82b）包括（i）向第一刻字滚筒（71）供墨的第一供墨装置（81），（ii）至少一个 第二上墨装置（82）将油墨供应到第二模版滚筒（72），以及（iii）与第一和第二模版滚筒（71,72）和第一和第二凸版滚筒（51）接触的墨水收集圆筒（60） ，52）。 墨水收集圆筒（60）从第二模版滚筒（71）收集第一墨水图案（A，D）和从第二模版滚筒（72）收集第二墨水图案（B，C）。 结果，在墨水收集滚筒（60）上形成第一多色油墨（A-D），该油墨的第一多色图案（A-D）被转印到第一凸版滚筒（51）上。 墨水收集筒60还从第二模版滚筒71从第二模版滚筒71收集第三墨水图案A和D，并且从第二模版滚筒72收集第四墨水图案B，C，从而形成第二墨水图案 在油墨收集圆筒（60）上的多色墨水（A“D），其中第二多色油墨图案（A”D）被转印到第二凸版滚筒（52）上。

公开(公告)号：US20160200088A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US14911975

申请日：2014-08-08

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： Johannes Georg SCHAEDE

IPC: B32B37/18 ,  B32B9/06 ,  B29C69/00 ,  B29D11/00 ,  B29C39/00 ,  B29C39/10 ,  B32B3/14 ,  B32B38/00

CPC classification number: B32B37/18 ,  B29C39/003 ,  B29C39/10 ,  B29C69/001 ,  B29D11/00442 ,  B29K2711/12 ,  B29K2995/0026 ,  B29L2017/00 ,  B32B3/14 ,  B32B9/06 ,  B32B38/0004 ,  B32B38/04 ,  B32B38/06 ,  B32B2038/042 ,  B32B2250/02 ,  B32B2305/347 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2317/12 ,  B32B2554/00 ,  B41F15/0836 ,  B41M3/14 ,  B42D25/29 ,  B42D25/324 ,  B42D25/351 ,  B42D25/425 ,  B42D25/46 ,  B42D25/475 ,  D21H21/40 ,  D21H25/06

Abstract: There is described a method of creating a transparent polymer window (W) with a field of lenses (L) in a security paper substrate (1), the method comprising the steps of (i) providing a security paper substrate (1), (ii) forming an opening (10) into the security paper substrate (1), (iii) laminating a transparent film (5; 5*) onto a first side (I) of the security paper substrate (1) in such a way as to close the opening (10) at one end, and (iv) filling the opening (10) with transparent polymer material (2). In one embodiment, the transparent film (5) comprises a field of lenses (L) and is laminated onto the first side (I) of the security paper substrate (1) in such a way as to form lenses (L) on the first side (I) of the security paper substrate (1) in register with the opening (10). In another embodiment, the field of lenses (L) is replicated into the transparent polymer material (2) applied in the opening (10) in such a way as to form lenses (L) on a second side (II) of the security paper substrate (1), opposite to the first side (I), in register with the opening (10). Also described is a device designed to fill the opening (10) formed into the security paper substrate (1) with the transparent polymer material (2) and a processing machine comprising the same.

Abstract translation: 描述了在安全纸基材（1）中产生具有透镜领域（L）的透明聚合物窗（W）的方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：（i）提供安全纸基材（1），（ ii）在安全纸基材（1）中形成开口（10），（iii）将透明膜（5; 5 *）层压到安全纸基材（1）的第一侧（I）上，方式如 在一端封闭开口（10），和（iv）用透明聚合物材料（2）填充开口（10）。 在一个实施例中，透明膜（5）包括透镜区域（L），并且以这样的方式层压到安全纸基板（1）的第一侧面（I）上，以便在第一 安全纸基板（1）的与开口（10）对齐的侧面（I）。 在另一个实施例中，透镜（L）的场被复制到施加在开口（10）中的透明聚合物材料（2）中，以便在安全纸的第二侧（II）上形成透镜（L） 衬底（1）与第一侧（I）相对，与开口（10）对准。 还描述了设计成用透明聚合物材料（2）填充形成安全纸基材（1）的开口（10）的装置和包括该开口的加工机。

公开(公告)号：US09387667B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-12

申请号：US14705359

申请日：2015-05-06

Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

Inventor： Johann Emil Eitel ,  Axel Siemer ,  Johannes Georg Schaede

IPC: B41F13/24 ,  B41F33/00

CPC classification number: B41F33/0036 ,  B65H29/041 ,  B65H2406/111 ,  B65H2406/112 ,  B65H2406/13 ,  B65H2406/31 ,  B65H2406/33 ,  B65H2406/362 ,  B65H2553/42 ,  B65H2801/21

Abstract: There is described an inspection system (10) for inspecting the quality of printed sheets which are transported by a sheet conveyor system comprising at least one sheet gripper system (3a, 3b) including a plurality of spaced-apart gripper bars (32) for holding the printed sheets by a leading edge thereof. The inspection system (10) comprises an optical quality control apparatus for carrying out inspection of a first side of the printed sheets while the printed sheets are being transported by the sheet gripper system (3b). The optical quality control apparatus includes a line camera (11) for scanning the first side of the printed sheets at an inspection location which is situated at a location proximate to a portion of the sheet gripper system (3b) where the gripper bars (32) transporting the printed sheets undergo a change of direction of displacement while the printed sheets are still being scanned by the line camera (11). The inspection system (10) further comprises a suction roller (50) that is placed in front of the optical path (B) of the line camera (11) along the path (A) of the printed sheets being transported by the sheet gripper system (3b), which suction roller (50) contacts a second side of the printed sheets opposite to the first side which is being scanned by the line camera (11), the suction roller (50) being driven at a selected circumferential speed to drive successive portions of the printed sheets being inspected by the quality control apparatus at a determined and controlled speed past the line camera (11).