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Tamperproof security card

CA 1315823 C · Owner: Fototechniek Elite B.V. · Inventors: Clay, Stanton T.

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There is disclosed a unique tamperproof security card comprised of a transparent upper layer having narrow parallel lenses on the outer surface, and an image containing substrate, said two layers forming a lenticular system by which images on the substrate are selectively visible depending upon the angle from which the card is viewed. By incorporating into a selectively visible image the information necessary to verify the identity of the cardholder e.g. the, cardholder's photograph or signature the card may be rendered, substantially tamperproof.

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  • Granted April 6, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 6, 2010.
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FiledDecember 28, 1988
GrantedApril 6, 1993
Term endedApril 6, 2010
Patent numberCA 1315823 C
Classification (IPC)B32B3/28 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedDec 28, 1988Patent grantedApril 6, 1993Term endedApril 6, 2010

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