Optically variable devices, their production and use

Disclosed herein are devices that change their appearance and / or physical properties when under an external influence, and methods for their production and use. Such devices may be used as features of any type of items, documents, billboards, posters, display devices, advertisements and other item...

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Hauptverfasser: Rankin, Alasdair Patrick, McGarry, Steven Paul, Firth, Andrea V
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Disclosed herein are devices that change their appearance and / or physical properties when under an external influence, and methods for their production and use. Such devices may be used as features of any type of items, documents, billboards, posters, display devices, advertisements and other items etc. and may be adapted to include decipherable content. Such devices also afford new techniques for a user to check quickly and easily whether the item is a legitimate or a counterfeit copy, either by hand- manipulation of the device, or with the assistance of an additional screening tool.