Patent ID: 6896755

Claim:
A continuous process for applying a holographic image to a substrate to produce a holographic material, the continuous process comprising: providing a printing element having a polished, resilient surface; applying a coating capable of receiving a holographic image to the polished, resilient surface of the printing element to provide a coated surface; engraving the coated surface to provide a holographic image thereon, the holographic image having a first surface and a second surface wherein the second surface of the holographic image is disposed substantially adjacent the polished, resilient surface of the printing element; applying a bonding material to the first surface of the holographic image; disposing a substrate having a smooth surface adjacent the first surface of the holographic image containing the bonding material so as to bondingly connect the holographic image to the substrate, thereby producing a holographic material and thus removing the holographic material from the polished, resilient surface of the printing element.