Patent ID: 8121386
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B42D,D21H,G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A secure article comprising: at least one substrate, at least one visible authenticating structure, at least one inspection zone defined at least partly by the at least one visible authenticating structure, the at least one visible authenticating structure delimiting at least partly an outline of the at least one inspection zone and/or serving to locate the at least one inspection zone, one plurality of identifying elements that are arranged in the at least one inspection zone, and that are different from the at least one visible authenticating structure, the at least one inspection zone enabling identification of the secure article based on an identification information to be supplied with at least one feature of the identifying elements, at least an identification information associated with at least one feature of the inspection zone, said information being relative to one spatial and/or physical feature of said identifying elements, the identifying elements being randomly scattered within the inspection zone and/or arranged for emitting one specific signal when submitted to one external excitation.