Document security system
First Claim
1. A document such as a bill of lading, a check, or the like, said document having markings indicative of a bill of lading, a check, or the like and having a field of microcapsules on at least one surface thereof in a localized area, said microcapsules containing an internal phase including a radiation sensitive composition which undergoes a change in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation, said field carrying a latent image in the form of an image-wise distribution of microcapsules which are capable of releasing said internal phase upon rupturing, wherein said latent image is suitable for verifying the authenticity of said document or the signatures thereon, said latent image being produced in said field of microcapsules by image-wise exposing said field to actinic radiation and the authencity of said document being verifiable by rupturing said microcapsules and developing said latent image.
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Abstract
A system for verifying the authenticity of documents such as negotiable instruments wherein a field of photoactive microcapsules is provided in a localized area on the document. By image-wise exposing the document, a latent image of a verification meand such as a signature, fingerprint, or the like can be produced on the document which can be instantly developed upon rupturing the microcapsules to verify the authenticity of the document when it is presented.
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- 1. A document such as a bill of lading, a check, or the like, said document having markings indicative of a bill of lading, a check, or the like and having a field of microcapsules on at least one surface thereof in a localized area, said microcapsules containing an internal phase including a radiation sensitive composition which undergoes a change in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation, said field carrying a latent image in the form of an image-wise distribution of microcapsules which are capable of releasing said internal phase upon rupturing, wherein said latent image is suitable for verifying the authenticity of said document or the signatures thereon, said latent image being produced in said field of microcapsules by image-wise exposing said field to actinic radiation and the authencity of said document being verifiable by rupturing said microcapsules and developing said latent image.
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12. A process for verifying the authenticity of a document wherein said document has markings thereon indicative of a check, bill of lading or the like and carries a field of microcapsules on at least one face thereof in a localized area, said microcapsules containing an internal phase including a radiation sensitive composition which undergoes a change in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation, said process comprising:
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image-wise exposing said field of microcapsules to actinic radiation so as to produce a latent image in said field which is useful in verifying the authenticity of said document, said latent image being an image-wise distribution of microcapsules capable of releasing said internal phase upon their rupture, rupturing said microcapsules and developing said latent image so as to produce a visible image from which the authenticity of said document can be verified, and verifying the authenticity of said document. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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