Method of authenticating articles, authenticatable polymers, and authenticatable articles
First Claim
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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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for authenticating that an article is an authenticatable article. The method uses an optical tester, the optical tester comprising an electromagnetic radiation source and a detector. The authenticatable article comprises 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 comprises 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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75 Claims
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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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60. An authenticatable polymer comprising
a heat responsive compound having a temperature dependent optical interaction with an electromagnetic radiation source in the presence of a heat stimulus to produce a heat induced electromagnetic radiation signature, and a heat modulator that absorbs electromagnetic radiation and converts it to thermal energy.
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72. The data storage media of 71 wherein the read through substrate layer comprises the authenticatable polymer.
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