Laser etched security features for identification documents and methods of making same
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1. A method of producing a security feature in an identification document comprising the steps of:
- providing a core including a top surface and a bottom surface;
laminating a first laminate in contact with the top surface; and
laminating a second laminate in contact with the bottom surface, the laminated core comprising the identification document, the identification document having a top side and a bottom side respectively corresponding to the core'"'"'s top and bottom side; and
laser etching a pattern into the top surface of the identification document.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of producing a security feature in an identification document. A core including a top surface and a bottom surface is provided. A first laminate is laminated in contact with the top surface. A second laminate is laminated in contact with the bottom surface, the laminated core comprising the identification document, the identification document having a top side and a bottom side respectively corresponding to the core'"'"'s top and bottom side. A pattern is laser etched into the top surface of the identification document.
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1. A method of producing a security feature in an identification document comprising the steps of:
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providing a core including a top surface and a bottom surface;
laminating a first laminate in contact with the top surface; and
laminating a second laminate in contact with the bottom surface, the laminated core comprising the identification document, the identification document having a top side and a bottom side respectively corresponding to the core'"'"'s top and bottom side; and
laser etching a pattern into the top surface of the identification document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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