Coating composition including fluorescent material for producing secure images

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8747997
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13395408

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A coating composition, system, and method for printing documents that are difficult to chemically or physically forge and that are easy to visually verify are disclosed. The system includes a substrate, a toner, including a colorant and a dye, a coating including fluorescent material, e.g., a primary migration-enhancing coating, applied using an offset printing process and optionally a secondary migration-enhancing coating applied using an offset printing process. An image formed using the toner of the invention is readily verified by comparing a colorant-formed image and a dye-formed image and/or to a reverse negative imaged formed by the dye quenching the fluorescent material. In addition, if a solvent is used in an attempt to alter the printed image on the substrate, the dye migrates or diffuses to indicate tampering with the document.

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TROY GROUP INC940 SOUTH COAST DRIVE SUITE 260 COSTA MESA CA 92626

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heilman, Kevin L Wheeling, US 11 60
Hoefs, Eugene Riverside, US 2 4
Riley, Michael R Steubenville, US 27 111

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