Method for preparing tamperproof ID documents

• US 8,039,093 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2006
• Issued: 10/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
• Original Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
• Inventors: Leenders, Luc, Daems, Eddie
• Primary Examiner(s): Shewareged; Betelhem
• Application Number:
  US11/582,262
• Publication Number:
  US 20070092703A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,827 Days
• Field of Search: 428/195.1, 428/413, 428/447, 428/913.3
• US Class Current: 428/195.1
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 3/14 Security printing securities B42D25/29
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 7/0045 using protective coatings or film forming compositions cured by mechanical wave energy, e.g. ultrasonics, cured by electromagnetic radiation or waves, e.g. ultraviolet radiation, electron beams, or cured by magnetic or electric fields, e.g. electric discharge, plasma
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 7/0054 using protective coatings or film forming compositions cured by thermal means, e.g. infrared radiation, heat
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 7/0081 using electromagnetic radiation or waves, e.g. ultraviolet radiation, electron beams
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 2035/06 Picture of the user
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/00 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/23 Identity cards
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/435 using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 11/101 Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 11/30 Inkjet printing inks
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 4/00 Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, based on organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond ; Coating compositions, based on monomers of macromolecular compounds of groups C09D183/00 - C09D183/16
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31511 Of epoxy ether
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31663 As siloxane, silicone or silane

Abstract

A method for preparing a tamperproof ID document comprising in order the steps of a) providing an ID document having at least one image on at least one outermost surface of said ID document; b) printing or coating a curable liquid on at least one of said outermost surfaces of said ID document thereby forming an outermost layer on said printed or coated outermost surface at least partially covering said at least one image; and c) curing said outermost layer; wherein said curable liquid comprises a polymerizable and/or a polymeric abherent agent and said printed or coated outermost surface is the surface of a layer or foil exclusive of porous pigment. Also disclosed is an ID document wherein the surface of an outermost layer at least partially covering an image on the ID document has a surface energy of less than 28 mN/m; and the use of an abherent agent-comprising curable composition to provide ID-documents with a substantially non-printable and substantially non-laminatable abhesive surface.

Claims

1. An ID document comprising:

(a) a support chosen from paper and polymeric supports to which has been applied one or more ink-receiving layers comprising at least a polymeric binder;

(b) an outermost layer at least partially covering an image on said ID document containing a polymeric abherent agent and wherein the surface of an outermost layer at least partially covering said image on said ID document has a surface energy of less than 28 mJ/m²;

and wherein an intermediate cured polymeric layer free of a polymeric abherent is present if the one or more ink-receiving layers are porous ink-jet ink-receiving layers, and

wherein the intermediate cured polymeric layer free of a polymeric abherent agent is optionally present if the one or more ink-receiving layers are polymer blend ink-jet ink-receiving layers.

2. The ID document according to claim 1, wherein said cured outermost layer comprises said polymeric abherent agent selected from the group consisting of polymers of dimethylsiloxane acrylate, copolymers of dimethylsiloxane acrylate, dimethyl siloxane modified polyethers, polymers of silicone-modified (meth)acrylates, copolymers of silicone-modified (meth)acrylates, dimethyl siloxane modified polyesters, silicone glycol copolymers, polymers of epoxy-functional silane compounds and copolymers of epoxy-functional silane compounds.

3. The ID document according to claim 2, wherein said epoxy-functional silane compound is selected from the group consisting of γ

-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane, γ

-glycidoxypropyl triethoxysilane, β

-glycidoxyethyl trimethoxysilane, γ

-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyl trimethoxysilane and γ

-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl trimethoxysilane.

4. A method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 1 comprising in order the steps of

a) providing an ID document having at least one image on at least one outermost surface of said ID document;

b) printing or coating a curable liquid on at least one of said outermost surfaces of said ID document thereby forming an outermost layer on said printed or coated outermost surface at least partially covering said at least one image; and

c) curing said outermost layer;

wherein said curable liquid comprises a polymerizable and/or a polymeric abherent agent and said printed or coated outermost surface is the surface of a layer or foil exclusive of porous pigment.

5. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said curable liquid comprises a silicon modified or a fluorinated polymerizable compound as abherent agent.

6. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said printing is by jetting.

7. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 6, wherein the curable liquid is a curable ink-jet ink for jetting the outermost part of the image or another image on said ID document.

8. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 6, wherein the abherent agent or a mixture of abherent agents is present in an amount between 20 and 99.6 wt % based on the total weight of the curable liquid.

9. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said abherent agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone-modified (meth)acrylates and epoxy-functional silane compounds.

10. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 9, wherein said epoxy-functional silane compound is selected from the group consisting of γ

-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane, γ

-glycidoxypropyl triethoxysilane, β

-glycidoxyethyl trimethoxysilane, γ

-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyl trimethoxysilane and β

-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl trimethoxysilane.

11. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said cured outermost layer comprises a polymeric abherent agent selected from the group consisting of polymers of dimethylsiloxane acrylate, copolymers of dimethylsiloxane acrylate, dimethyl siloxane-modified polyethers, dimethyl siloxane modified polyesters and silicone glycol copolymers.

12. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said abherent agent is selected from the group consisting of fluorinated (meth)acrylates and fluorinated ethylenes.

13. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 12, wherein said fluorinated (meth)acrylate is selected from the group consisting of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-α

-fluoroacrylate (TFEFA), 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-methacrylate (TFEMA), 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl-α

-fluoroacrylate (TFPFA), 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl-methacrylate (TFPMA), 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl-α

-fluoroacrylate (PFPFA), 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl-methacrylate (PFPMA), 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-octyl acrylate, 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-decyl acrylate, 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-octyl methacrylate, 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-decyl methacrylate, 1H,1H,6H,6H-perfluoro-1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, 1H,1H,6H,6H-perfluoro-1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate, 2-(N-butylperfluorooctanesulfonamido)ethyl acrylate, 2-(N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamido) ethyl acrylate, 2-(N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamido) ethyl methacrylate, C₈F₁₇CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂—

OOC—

CH═

CH₂ and C₈F₁₇CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂—

OOC—

C(CH₃)═

CH₂.

14. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said cured outermost layer comprises a polymeric abherent agent selected from the group consisting of a polytetrafluoroethylene, copolymers of fluorinated ethylene, polymers of fluorinated (meth)acrylates, copolymers of fluorinated (meth)acrylates, perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether)s and polyvinylidene fluoride.

15. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said curable liquid comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a colorant, a fluorescent compound, a phosphorescent compound, an iridescent compound and a magnetic particle.

16. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said curable liquid is an optically variable ink.

17. The method for preparing a tamperproof ID document according to claim 4, wherein said outermost layer is formed on the front side and the backside of the ID document.

18. The ID document according to claim 1, wherein said cured outermost layer comprises a polymeric abherent agent selected from the group consisting of polymers of fluorinated (meth)acrylates, copolymers of fluorinated (meth)acrylates, polymers of polytetrafluoro-ethylene, copolymers of fluorinated ethylene, polymers of fluorinated ethylene, polymers of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), copolymers of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and polyvinylidene fluoride.

19. The ID document according to claim 18, wherein said fluorinated (meth)acrylate is selected from the group consisting of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-α

-fluoroacrylate (TFEFA), 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-methacrylate (TFEMA), tetrafluoropropyl-α

-fluoroacrylate (TFPFA), 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl-methacrylate (TFPMA),2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl-α

-fluoroacrylate (PFPFA), 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl-methacrylate (PFPMA), 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-octyl acrylate, 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-decyl acrylate, 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-octyl methacrylate, 1H,1H-perfluoro-n-decyl methacrylate, 1H,1H,6H,6H-perfluoro-1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, 1H,1H,6H,6H-perfluoro-1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate, 2-(N-butylperfluorooctanesulfonamido)ethyl acrylate, 2-(N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamido) ethyl acrylate, 2-(N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamido) ethyl methacrylate, C₈F₁₇CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂—

OOC—

CH═

CH₂ and C₈F₁₇CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂—

OOC—

C(CH₃)═

CH₂.

20. A process for preparing ID-documents with a substantially non-printable and substantially non-laminatable adhesive surface according to claim 1, comprising providing and curing an abherent agent-comprising curable composition as an outermost surface layer.