Method of Making an Authenticatable Article and Method of Authenticating
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1. A method of authenticating an article, comprising:
- illuminating an article comprising a polymer layer and a coating disposed on a side of the polymer layer, wherein the polymer layer comprises a first taggant;
wherein the coating causes a predetermined alteration in an emission from the taggant to form an altered emission; and
determining if the altered emission is within a selected emission range.
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Abstract
One method of authenticating an article comprises illuminating an article and determining if an altered emission is within a selected emission range. The article comprises a polymer layer and a coating disposed on a side of the polymer layer. The polymer layer comprises a first taggant, and the coating causes a predetermined alteration in an emission from the taggant to form the altered emission.
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1. A method of authenticating an article, comprising:
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illuminating an article comprising a polymer layer and a coating disposed on a side of the polymer layer, wherein the polymer layer comprises a first taggant;
wherein the coating causes a predetermined alteration in an emission from the taggant to form an altered emission; and
determining if the altered emission is within a selected emission range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of authenticating an article, comprising:
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illuminating an article, wherein the article comprises a polymer layer comprising a first taggant and a second taggant disposed adjacent to the first taggant;
altering an emission of at least one of the first taggant and the second taggant by the other of the first taggant and the second taggant, to form an altered emission; and
determining if the altered emission is within a selected emission range. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of making an authenticatable article, comprising:
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forming a first polymer portion comprising a first taggant;
forming a second polymer portion comprising a second taggant, wherein the first polymer portion and second polymer portion redisposed such that, if the first taggant and the second taggant are illuminated at a wavelength that will cause an emission from the first taggant and the second taggant, at least one of the first taggant and the second taggant will cause an alteration in an emission from the other of the first taggant and the second taggant;
making a portion of at least one of the first taggant and the second taggant dysfunctional; and
disposing a reflective layer and a protective layer on at least one of the first polymer portion and the second polymer portion.
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12. A method of authenticating an article, comprising:
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illuminating an article at a wavelength that will excite at least one of a first taggant and a second taggant in an authentic article; and
determining if an emission from the article is an altered emission. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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