118 results about "Invisible ink" patented technology

A method of authenticating products or packaging by analyzing key ingredients on products or on product packaging is disclosed. Light-sensitive compounds can be used to identify the product or product packaging. The product or product package may include visible or invisible ink containing a particular light-sensitive compound. One or more light-sensitive compounds and ink, if used, may be printed in one or more locations on the product or product packaging to produce an authentication mark to inhibit inadvertent or intentional removal of the mark, thereby rendering the mark tamper-resistant. The mark is sealed to isolate the mark from the environment. A device may be used to irradiate the mark and read light absorption or emission. A controller determines the authenticity of the mark by comparing the emitted or absorbed properties to a standard.

Described herein are a system and methods for generating 3D models using imaging data obtained from an array of camera devices. In embodiments, a stochastic shape distribution may be applied upon an object to be modeled in invisible ink. The system activates a first lighting mode which causes the stochastic shape distribution to be visible and captures a first set of images that depict the stochastic shape distribution on the object. The system then activates a second lighting mode that causes the stochastic shape distribution to be hidden and captures images of the object as it would normally appear (without the stochastic shape distribution). The images having the stochastic shape distribution may be used to determine alignment information for the images within the set of images. That alignment information may then be attributed to the second set of images and used to generate the 3D model.

A method for improving the readability of composite images by determining available areas on a document where no text or graphics will be printed in visible ink and printing one or more 2-D bar code with invisible ink at a size pre-determined based on the available areas. The one or more auxiliary 2-D bar codes are printed in luminescent ink, either invisible or lightly colored when viewed under white light.

Ink-jet printing systems and methods of use for printing visible and invisible inks for subsequent development, which can produce text with associated highlighting or underlining that reduces messiness inherent in highlighting important text are disclosed. The ink-jet printing systems and methods of use can include a substrate, visible ink-jet ink configured to be ink-jetted onto at least a portion of the substrate to form a first visible image, a first invisible composition configured to be ink-jetted onto at least a portion of the substrate to form an invisible image visibly associated with the first visible image, and a second invisible composition configured for over-striking at least a portion of the invisible image. The first and second invisible compositions can be further configured to react and form a second visible image on the substrate.

A method of invisible ink fabrication. A first ink having an activator without a leucodye is prepared. A second ink having a leucodye is prepared without an activator, which is combined with the first ink prior to color development and prior to printing. Preferably, the combined ink is printed immediately after being created. Further disclosed are items created using the ink such as toys, puzzles, stickers, coloring books, tags, labels and security devices.

A re-transfer printing machine 60 uses an ink film 33 having a sublimation-ink area of sublimation inks Y, M, C and an invisible-ink area of an invisible ink UVS and an intermediate-transfer film 11 having a protecting layer 11c and an ink receptor layer 11d enabling the sublimation inks and the invisible ink to be received. The machine includes an overlap detecting part 76-5 for detecting whether a print image contains an overlapping between a sublimation-ink image 18 and an invisible-ink image 20 and a controller 6 for controlling a transfer operation corresponding to detection by the overlap detecting part. If the overlap detecting part detects that the print image contains the overlapping, the controller allows the machine to transfer the sublimation-ink and invisible-ink images to different areas in the receptor layer. If not, the controller allows the machine to transfer the sublimation-ink and invisible-ink images to an identical area 212 in the receptor layer.

A system and method is provided for the real time auditing of covert data marks. Specific information relating to a product or document is entered into an information cell or shell from a product data file. A high definition, high resolution, high speed inline video system is provided to take specific details from the individual product or document, which details are added to the data cell or shell. Details are then inspected, quality checked, matched in the event there are multiple identifiers (e.g., currency would normally carry two matching sequential numbers), and verified to the product order. This cell or shell is passed to the special design computer/controller through a high speed electronic interface. Information entering the computer/controller is once again verified and matched to the original data as well as the product or document. The cell or shell is converted into a specially created 2-dimensional bar code which is encrypted by the computer/controller and then transformed into a video rip. This video rip is sent to high quality/high resolution production print engines. The encrypted 2-dimensional bar code is imaged directly to the product or document as it is carried past the print imaging engines. The ink also is specially designed and manufactured for this system and process. It is an invisible ink which is unique, durable, permanent and not available commercially (covered under trade secrets). These special inks are well suited for delivery using inkjet technology to efficiently make well formed invisible images at slow to high speed production schemes. The product or document is then sent instantly into a drying scheme (this can be air, forced air, heat, UV Dryer, depending on the printing system selected). After drying there is a final scanning. This scanning equipment is the same scanner design which will be used in the field so that each product or document will be verified with the actual scanning device and programs which will be used in the field. From this final scanning of the 2-dimensional data bar code, a final audited product or document profile is created, as is a database which will be the point of reference in the infrastructure during the life of the product or document. Each time any product or document is scanned at a transaction point, the database will be updated, either in real-time or downloaded from a data collection scanning device. This will build a complete history from the point of manufacture to the moment it is removed from service.

The invention discloses color fluorescent anti-counterfeiting invisible ink powder and a preparation method thereof. The color fluorescent anti-counterfeiting invisible ink powder comprises ink powder resin, a colorless fluorescent agent, wax, a charge control agent and an additive, wherein the ink power resin, the wax, the charge control agent and the additive are all colorless materials; the ink powder resin is a homopolymer or copolymer of monovinyl monomers; the colorless fluorescent agent is a colorless fluorescent mixture capable of emitting cyan light or pinkish red light or yellow light under excitation of ultraviolet light and obtained by compounding colorless fluorescent compounds capable of emitting visible red light or green light or blue light under the excitation of ultraviolet light with wavelength of 365nm; and the colorless fluorescent mixture, the wax, the charge control agent and the additive account for 0.1-20%, 1-30%, 0.1-5% and 0.5-5% of the weight of the monovinyl monomer, respectively. The color fluorescent anti-counterfeiting invisible ink powder disclosed by the invention can truly display the color image of the manuscript under ultraviolet light and is colorless and invisible under natural light; and therefore, the ink can be used for printing colorful anti-counterfeiting images and texts and is capable of greatly improving the anti-counterfeiting reliability.

A combined printing and binding device which is designed to print and bind a multi-page interactive publication. The device includes a communicator which is designed to receive a set of page descriptions from a computer system. The page descriptions correspond to the pages of the interactive publication and each page description includes content information and coded data. The device also includes a printer which is designed to print, onto media sheets, each of the page descriptions received by the communicator. The printer does this by simultaneosly printing the content information in visible ink and the coded data in substantially invisible ink. The device also includes a binder that is designed to bind the printed media sheets together to form the printed, bound, interactive publication.

The present invention is directed to a method of offset lithographic printing text and images using invisible inks in order to provide differing visual characteristics when the text or image is observed under varying light conditions. That is, one image may be observed under normal, e.g., ambient, incandescent and fluorescent light conditions whereas another image may be observed only when the whole image is subjected to ultra-violet light such as a “black light.”

An ink, wherein the ink (260) includes a jettable vehicle, and a colorant configured to fluoresce in a visible light range when exposed to an ultraviolet (UV) light (515), wherein the ink (260) is edible, and wherein the ink (260) is invisible when viewed under white light conditions.

The invention discloses an anti-fake combination set which cannot be faked easily and is high in anti-fake performance. The anti-fake combination set comprises an anti-fake pen and an anti-fake label. The anti-fake pen is provided with a power switch, an ultraviolet transmitting port, a voice device and a data line interface. A control circuit, a storage battery and an ultraviolet photoelectric sensor are arranged in the anti-fake pen. The ultraviolet photoelectric sensor is installed in the ultraviolet transmitting port, and the power switch, the storage battery, the ultraviolet photoelectric sensor, the voice device and the data line interface are all connected with the control circuit. The anti-fake label comprises a bottom layer, an anti-fake layer and a protective layer. The anti-fake layer is arranged between the bottom layer and the protective layer. Lattice codes and encrypted images are contained in the anti-fake layer and are made with ultraviolet invisible ink. The anti-fake combination set has the advantages that a software system inside the anti-fake pen is updated initiatively, and the anti-fake combination set has two voice playing modes, can adjust the volume and perform dual anti-fake identification, has high anti-fake capacity, is wide in application range, safe and high in reliability and saves energy.