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Method of authenticating articles, authenticatable polymers, and authenticatable articles

  • US 20050110978A1
  • Filed: 10/01/2004
  • Published: 05/26/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for authenticating that an article is an authenticatable article using an optical tester, the optical tester comprising an electromagnetic radiation source and a detector, and the authenticatable article comprising a heat responsive compound having a temperature dependent optical interaction with the electromagnetic radiation source in the presence of a heat stimulus to produce a heat induced electromagnetic radiation signature, the method comprising placing a test portion of the article in interaction with the electromagnetic radiation source of the optical tester creating a heated portion by exposing the test portion of the article to a heat stimulus sufficient to raise the temperature of the test portion from a temperature T1 to a temperature T2, measuring the heat induced electromagnetic radiation signature of the heated portion with the detector, and authenticating that the article is an authenticatable article if the heat induced electromagnetic radiation signature is present.

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