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US 12,697,834 B2

Method of applying a pattern, and security device for an article

US 12,697,834 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: E INK CORPORATION. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
E INK CORPORATION
Inventors
Graham TRIGGS-RAMM; Peiman HOSSEINI
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2022-11-28
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,834 B2 · US12697834 · 12697834

Abstract

Methods of applying a pattern and security devices are disclosed. In one arrangement, a receiving member (10) having a layered structure (12) is provided. The layered structure (12) comprises a layer of phase change material (PCM, 2). The phase change material (PCM, 2) is thermally switchable between a plurality of stable states having different refractive indices relative to each other. An embossing member (5) is stamped into the receiving member (10).…

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