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EP1687482B1
EP1687482B1 EP04740932.1A EP04740932A EP1687482B1 EP 1687482 B1 EP1687482 B1 EP 1687482B1 EP 04740932 A EP04740932 A EP 04740932A EP 1687482 B1 EP1687482 B1 EP 1687482B1
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Jürgen Schützmann
Bernd Wunderer
Manfred Heim
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
    • B42D25/364—Liquid crystals
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H21/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties
    • D21H21/14—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties characterised by function or properties in or on the paper
    • D21H21/40—Agents facilitating proof of genuineness or preventing fraudulent alteration, e.g. for security paper
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/355—Security threads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
    • B42D25/378—Special inks
    • B42D25/391—Special inks absorbing or reflecting polarised light
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D7/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
    • G07D7/06—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using wave or particle radiation
    • G07D7/12—Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
    • G07D7/128—Viewing devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D7/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
    • G07D7/20—Testing patterns thereon
    • G07D7/202—Testing patterns thereon using pattern matching
    • G07D7/205—Matching spectral properties
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  • the invention relates to a security element for securing valuables, which has a liquid-crystalline material. Furthermore, the invention relates to a valuable article, a transfer material and method for producing such security elements and valuables and a method for checking such a security element or valuable article.
  • a valuable object in the sense of the invention can be any object to be protected, such as branded articles or value documents.
  • Valuables for the purposes of the present invention are in particular security documents such as banknotes, but also shares, certificates, stamps, checks, check cards, credit cards, identity cards, passports, tickets, tickets, airline tickets and the like, as well as labels, seals, packaging, security paper or other elements for the product assurance.
  • security documents such as banknotes, but also shares, certificates, stamps, checks, check cards, credit cards, identity cards, passports, tickets, tickets, airline tickets and the like, as well as labels, seals, packaging, security paper or other elements for the product assurance.
  • the simplified term "valuable item” or "security element” therefore always includes documents of the type mentioned below.
  • thermochromic liquid crystalline material which has thermochromic properties.
  • the thermochromic liquid crystalline material changes color or becomes transparent so that the security element can be recognized as such by a viewer.
  • thermochromic material A problem of such security elements with liquid-crystalline thermochromic material is that a certain temperature difference is required to achieve the thermochromic effect. However, it is not possible in every situation to produce a sufficiently large temperature difference, so the expected color change does not occur.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a valuable item, a transfer element and a security element, the review can be temperature independent and both visually and mechanically easy to carry out.
  • the valuable item, the transfer element and the security element should be particularly easy to manufacture and ensure high protection against counterfeiting.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide methods for producing such a security element and valuable article as well as a method for checking the security element or valuable article.
  • the security element comprises at least one liquid crystalline material, the material causing a linear polarization of light.
  • lyotropic liquid crystals As the liquid crystalline material.
  • a lyotropic liquid crystal-containing solution is applied by applying shear forces on at least one surface of the security element.
  • a layer thickness of a few microns is applied, which, after the evaporation of the solvent, leads to a remaining layer thickness of 100 to 1000 nm.
  • Conventional polarizing films have thicknesses of at least 0.1 mm.
  • liquid-crystalline materials for the invention, numerous variations are possible within the scope of the invention.
  • the liquid-crystalline material can be provided over the whole area or preferably only in certain regions, in particular in the form of characters or patterns.
  • the security element can either be created directly on the object of value or prepared on a separate substrate.
  • the valuable article or the separate substrate on which the security element is located is in no way limited in relation to the material used. Preferably, however, it is paper or plastic, also in the form of films.
  • the security element may be formed, for example, as a self-supporting label, preferably on a plastic substrate.
  • the security element is in the form of a security thread, particularly preferably as a window thread. The latter allows a particularly conspicuous visual examination by comparing areas with polarized and unpolarized light areas.
  • the layer structure of the security element may alternatively be useful to prepare the layer structure of the security element at least partially on a transfer material.
  • the layer structure of the security element can be prepared in an endless form on the carrier tape.
  • the attachment as a security element on a valuable object to be secured takes place with the aid of an adhesive layer, which is applied either to the object of value or to the topmost layer of the transfer material.
  • a hot melt adhesive is used for this purpose.
  • an adhesive layer can be provided either only in the areas to be transferred or the adhesive, such as a hot melt adhesive, is activated only in the areas to be transferred. After the transfer, the carrier tape of the transfer material is removed and only the layered structure of the security element shown remains on the valuable item to be secured.
  • the valuable article to which the security element is applied can be, for example, a security paper, a security document, but also product packaging. Other valuables that require a security-technical protection can of course be provided with the security element according to the invention.
  • the security element is arranged in its entirety on the surface of the object to be secured. If the security element is arranged completely on the surface of the object, it can be made substantially larger area, so that the optical effect of the liquid-crystalline material is much more obvious due to the larger area.
  • FIG. 1 shows a banknote 1 made of paper or plastic, which is provided with a over the entire width of the banknote 1 extending security element 2 in the form of a strip.
  • the banknote 1 may have further security features, such as watermarks, steel gravure, security thread, luminescent and / or magnetic imprints, etc.
  • the security element 2 has a liquid-crystalline layer.
  • the liquid-crystalline layer of the security element 2 has at least one liquid-crystalline material which effects a linear polarization of light.
  • the security element 2 is arranged completely on the surface of the banknote 1, so that the light-polarizing effect of the liquid-crystalline layer, which is preferably applied in patterns and / or characters, is very clearly recognizable.
  • the patterns and / or characters can cause linear polarizations that have different orientation, ie the polarization direction of the security element 2 is locally different.
  • lyotropic liquid crystals are liquid crystals formed from organic material which have liquid-crystalline properties both in an aqueous solution, for example, and after removal of the solvent.
  • a solution containing lyotropic liquid crystals is applied by applying shear forces to at least one surface of the security element.
  • a layer thickness of a few microns is applied, which, after the evaporation of the solvent, leads to remaining layer thicknesses of 100 to 1000 nm. The remaining after the evaporation of the solvent layer has in supramolecular complexes ordered layers of the organic material, such as polymers on.
  • the areas of the molecules and their dipole moments of the optical transmission are oriented perpendicular to the axis of the macroscopic orientation of the remaining layer.
  • the polarization direction of the remaining layer thus corresponds to the direction of the shear applied in the application of the solution containing the lyotropic liquid crystals.
  • Such lyotropic liquid crystals sometimes have polarization spectra which have no polarization and therefore transmit a specific spectral component even with an analyzer crossed with respect to the polarization direction of the liquid crystals, so that light with which the security element 2 is irradiated, after transmission through the layer of lyotropic liquid crystals, in addition to a linear polarization has a certain color, z. B. red, purple or blue. Other colors are possible, for. B. also in the non-visible region of the light. In particular, a polarization of infrared or ultraviolet light can be achieved. The polarization or non-polarization of certain wavelength ranges (colors) can thus be selective. Through an analysis both the polarization and the residual color in crossed polarizers a particularly secure determination of the security element is possible.
  • the described color effect on light which is transmitted by the security element 2 can be perceived particularly well if a linear polarizer whose polarization direction is rotated by 90 ° to the polarization direction of the liquid-crystalline layer of the security element 2 is used as the analyzer.
  • the same effect can be obtained if the light used for the illumination of the security element 2 is already linearly polarized by means of a Linarpolarisators whose Polaristionsscardi is rotated by 90 ° to the polarization direction of the liquid-crystalline layer of the security element 2.
  • the polarizers used for the detection described above can advantageously also be produced with the lyotropic liquid crystals used for the security element 2.
  • the polarization is eliminated when embedding the security element in a scattering substrate such as banknote paper or its arrangement on the back of the substrate and thus the color effect.
  • a scattering substrate such as banknote paper or its arrangement on the back of the substrate and thus the color effect.
  • the security element 2 can also have further layers which, on their own or in combination with other layers of the security element 2, produce further conspicuous optical effects.
  • banknote 1 in cross section along the dash-dotted line A - A show to illustrate the layer structure of the security element 2.
  • the paper or plastic substrate 3 of the banknote 1, which has a white or light intrinsic color is provided with a lyotropic liquid-crystalline layer 4 in the form of characters or patterns.
  • a so-called primer layer is applied to the paper substrate 3.
  • the primer layer may be, for example, a colorless plastic layer or a color layer whose surface has only a small roughness.
  • the protective layer 5 may be a film laminated over the security element 2 or a protective lacquer layer.
  • the protective lacquer layer can be applied over the entire surface or in partial areas become.
  • UV varnishes, hybrid varnishes, oil-based varnishes or dispersion varnishes of the one- or two-component type can be used.
  • the protective lacquer layer is preferably printed, for example by means of flexographic printing or offset printing.
  • the security element 2 can also be a separate element that can be applied to the banknote.
  • the separate security element 2 may have a structure based on the FIG. 2 corresponds to described construction.
  • the plastic forming the substrate 3 may be a hot-melt adhesive.
  • FIG. 3 a variant of the separate security element 2 is shown.
  • a substrate 3 On a substrate 3, z.
  • a lyotropic liquid-crystalline layer 4 is applied.
  • an adhesive layer 6 is finally applied, with which the security element 2 is mounted on the banknote 1.
  • the adhesive used may be a hot melt adhesive.
  • the adhesive can also be applied to the banknote 1 instead of the security element 2 in order to secure the security element 2 on the banknote 1.
  • the film 3 consists of birefringent material (eg stretched polymer film) with the correct orientation and a predetermined phase shift (eg quarter or half-wavelength plate), the composite according to Figure 2 or 3 will act as linear for transmitted light depending on the layer sequence - or as a circular (general elliptical) polarizer. This results in different polarizations and test possibilities in the two possible transmission or observation directions (eg when used as a see-through register).
  • birefringent material eg stretched polymer film
  • phase shift eg quarter or half-wavelength plate
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 show further preferred embodiments, wherein FIG. 4 shows a security element 2 in plan view, whereas the FIGS. 5 and 6 the security element in cross section along the dot-dash line A - A show to illustrate the layer structure of the security element 2.
  • FIG. 4 shows a security element 2 with information 8.
  • This information can be present for example in the form of plain text, eg. For example, alphanumeric characters.
  • FIG. 5 it can be seen that the security element 2 from a substrate 3, z. B. a transparent plastic film, a metal layer 7, the z. 3 On the substrate. Sputtered, vapor-deposited, glued-on, etc., and no metal in the regions of the information 8 and a lyotropic liquid-crystalline layer 4 applied to the metal layer.
  • the recesses formed in the metal layer 7 by the information 8 can be filled by means of a filling material, z. B. transparent plastic filled.
  • FIG. 6 is a variant of in FIG. 5 shown security elements 2, in which on the substrate 3, the first lyotropic liquid-crystalline layer 4 is applied. On this, the metal layer 7 is arranged.
  • the in the FIGS. 5 and 6 described embodiments of the security element 2 may have further components, for. Likewise, it is possible to produce the security element 2 directly on a banknote 1, the substrate of the banknote 1 then forms the substrate of the security element.
  • optical effects described above for a security element 2 according to FIG. 5 in transmission only in the area of information 8 to observe.
  • the described optical effects can be observed only in the area of the information 8 both in transmission and in remission.
  • FIG. 7 Another embodiment of a banknote 1 with security element 2 is shown in FIG. 7 shown.
  • the security element 2 is at least partially embedded in the substrate of the banknote 1, so that the security element 2, z. B. is a security thread, only in certain areas 2a, so-called “windows", is visible.
  • the optical effects described above are then visible only in the regions 2a.
  • the security element can also be designed as a transfer material, with a structure as based on the FIGS. 1 to 6 described.
  • the layer structure is applied to a transfer material in reverse order.
  • the security element is then applied to the banknote by means of the transfer material and the transfer material is then completely or partially removed.
  • the security element can have further layers or constituents, in which case the additional layers can be used individually or in combination, the layers can cover the entire security element or only parts thereof.
  • a fluorescent layer or fluorescent regions may be arranged under the polarizing liquid-crystalline layer. Radiated fluorescent light is then linearly polarized.
  • interference layers can be arranged above or below the polarizing liquid-crystalline layer.
  • interference pigments It is also possible to produce interference pigments.
  • liquid-crystalline layers are applied to such interference layers on one or both sides.
  • the layer composite thus formed is comminuted in pigments which are polarizing.
  • the polarizing interference pigments formed in this way can also be used for the production of security elements, for example in combination with non-polarizing interference pigments, and can be printed thereon. These then show not only the directional dependence of the color but also a polarization of the backscattered light.
  • the security element can have further polarizing views as well as diffraction structures that can form holograms, for example.
  • the security element can likewise have a phase-shifting layer, the detection of which can take place by means of a phase plate.
  • the security element may also be formed as a so-called planchette, which is preferably introduced on the surface of the banknote substrate, and is provided on one or both sides with polarizing layers.
  • see-through register means an area in a banknote which is transparent.
  • the see-through register can be formed, for example, from the substrate of the banknote itself, if this is made of plastic consists. But it is also possible a correspondingly designed see-through register, z.
  • a plastic film to introduce into the paper substrate of a banknote. It is particularly advantageous if a lyotropic liquid crystalline view is applied to both surfaces of the see-through register, wherein these are arranged so that their polarization is rotated by 90 °. This maximizes the color effect described above.
  • the foil of the see-through register may be birefringent. Then, the above-described direction-dependent linear or circular polarization of the transmitted light results, depending on whether the transmission takes place from the layer side or from the side of the film.
  • the see-through register may also have diffraction structures, the z. B. form a semitransparent hologram.
  • the security element 2 can be produced directly on the banknote 1 or made available as a separate security element 2 and fixed on the banknote 1. But it can also be provided to provide a separate security element 2, the structure is only completed, z. B. is provided with a polarizing view or a protective layer after the security element 2 has been mounted on the banknote 1.
  • FIGS. 8 to 10 Devices are shown for the verification of banknotes with inventive security element.
  • FIG. 8 shows an arrangement of a light source 10, a detector 11 and a banknote 1 having a security element 2, for checking the banknote 1 by means of light remitted from the banknote 1.
  • the Light from the light source 10 penetrates through the linearly polarizing layer of the security element 2 and is thereby linearly polarized. This light is scattered on the substrate of the banknote 1 and thereby depolarized. The scattered light penetrates through the linearly polarizing layer of the security element 2 and is again linearly polarized.
  • the detector 11 the presence of the security element 2 can be detected if the detected light is linearly polarized. If the security element 2 has regions of different polarization, perceptible light / dark contrasts result.
  • the color effect of the light originating from the security element 2, described above, which is determined by the type of lyotropic liquid crystal used, can be evaluated by the detector 11. If a polarizer 12 or 12 'is used in front of the light source 10 and / or in front of the detector 11, which has a linear polarization which is rotated by 90 ° relative to the linear polarization of the security element 2, the color effect or the light / dark contrast for amplifies the light originating from the security element 2. Ideally, the polarizers 12 and 12 'have a linear polarizing layer made of the same lyotropic liquid crystal as the polarizing layer of the security element 2.
  • FIG. 9a shows an arrangement of a light source 10, a detector 11 and a banknote 1 having a security element 2, for checking the banknote 1 by means of the light transmitted through the banknote 1: the light of the light source 10 penetrates through the substrate of the banknote 1 and the linearly polarizing Layer of the security element 2. The light is linearly polarized.
  • the detector 11 the presence of the security element 2 can be detected if the detected light is linearly polarized.
  • the above-described, determined by the type of lyotropic liquid crystal used Color effect of originating from the security element 2 light are evaluated by the detector 11.
  • the polarizer 12 has a linear polarizing layer made of the same lyotropic liquid crystal as the polarizing layer of the security element 2.
  • the security element 2 lies on the side of the banknote 1 facing the light source 10. Then the transmitted light is depolarized by scattering in the substrate of the banknote 1; In the detector 11, no polarization and no color effect are observed. This is the case, for example, with the window security thread at the places where it is embedded in the substrate.
  • FIG. 10 shows the case in which the security element 2 is illuminated with polarized light and at least the color effect can also be observed through the scattering banknote substrate 1, whereas the transmitted light is depolarized by the scattering on the substrate of the banknote.
  • FIG. 10b the case in which no effect occurs in transmission, since the security element 2 illuminating light is unpolarized and the linear polarization caused by the polarizing layer is depolarized again by scattering in the banknote substrate.
  • the verification of the security element 2 in remission as well as in transmission can also be done visually by a person who checks the occurrence of the described color effect.
  • the polarizer 12 or 12 'or the banknote By rotating the polarizer 12 or 12 'or the banknote relative to the polarization direction predetermined by the illumination or the observation, it is additionally possible to observe an increase and decrease in the described color effect.
  • the visual examination by a person can be particularly advantageous and easy if the above-described see-through register according to the invention is provided with a polarizing liquid crystal layer.
  • the see-through register can replace the polarizer 12 or 12 '.
  • the see-through register can then be used to check further security elements located on the same banknote, e.g. B. by the banknote is folded so that the see-through register comes to rest on the other security element.
  • the security elements of other banknotes can be checked with the see-through register.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 both in front of the light source 10 and in front of the detector 11 to use a polarizer as the analyzer. In this case, at least the color effect, regardless of the position of the security element 2, always be observed.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 The basis of the FIGS. 9 and 10 described review of a security element according to the invention was for a on the surface of the Substrate of a banknote applied security element explained. It is obvious that other designs are possible. For example, a substrate may be used for the bill that does not cause scattering, e.g. B. a plastic substrate. Likewise, the security element, as described above, be designed as a see-through register. In these cases, that occurs in connection with the description of the FIGS. 9 and 10 did not discuss depolarization by the substrate.
  • the light source 10 may be a light source that generates white light, e.g. B. an incandescent lamp or a gas discharge lamp.
  • the light source 10 may already be provided with a linear polarizer.
  • the light source 10 may also produce light with a certain, limited spectrum, for. B. when the light source 10 is formed by a light emitting diode. If the light is also already linearly polarized, then a polarizing laser diode of low power or for visual observation a laser pointer can be used as a light source.

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  1. Objet de valeur comprenant un élément de sécurité, l'élément de sécurité comportant au moins un matériau cristal liquide, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide engendre une polarisation linéaire de lumière.
  2. Objet de valeur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide est constitué par un cristal liquide lyotrope.
  3. Objet de valeur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide présente une épaisseur de couche de 100 à 1000 nm.
  4. Objet de valeur selon une des revendications de 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide est appliqué à pleine surface ou par zones, notamment sous forme de caractères alphanumériques et/ou de motifs, le matériau cristal liquide engendrant notamment une polarisation localement différente.
  5. Objet de valeur selon une des revendications de 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide est appliqué sur un fond qui présente des motifs et/ou des caractères.
  6. Objet de valeur selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le fond est imprimé, généré par coloration d'un substrat ou par laser.
  7. Objet de valeur selon une des revendications de 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide, le fond et/ou une autre couche présente des propriétés vérifiables visuellement et/ou par machine.
  8. Objet de valeur selon une des revendications de 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de sécurité est une étiquette.
  9. Objet de valeur selon une des revendications de 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que l'objet de valeur est un papier de sécurité, un document de sécurité ou un emballage de produit.
  10. Objet de valeur selon une des revendications de 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de sécurité comporte au moins une autre couche générant des effets optiques et/ou une couche de protection qui recouvrent au moins une partie de l'élément de sécurité.
  11. Elément de sécurité destiné à la sécurisation d'objets de valeur, l'élément de sécurité comportant au moins un matériau cristal liquide, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide engendre une polarisation linéaire de lumière.
  12. Elément de sécurité selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide est constitué par un cristal liquide lyotrope.
  13. Elément de sécurité selon la revendication 11 ou 12, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide présente une épaisseur de couche de 100 à 1000 nm.
  14. Elément de sécurité selon une des revendications de 11 à 13, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide est appliqué à pleine surface ou par zones, notamment sous forme de caractères alphanumériques et/ou de motifs.
  15. Elément de sécurité selon une des revendications de 11 à 14, caractérisé en ce que le matériau cristal liquide est appliqué à pleine surface ou par zones, notamment sous forme de caractères alphanumériques et/ou de motifs.
  16. Elément de sécurité selon une des revendications de 11 à 15, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de sécurité comporte au moins une autre couche générant des effets optiques et/ou une couche de protection qui recouvrent au moins une partie de l'élément de sécurité.
  17. Elément de sécurité selon une des revendications de 11 à 16, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de sécurité est un fil de sécurité, une impression simultanée ou une planchette.
  18. Matériau de transfert destiné à la fabrication d'un élément de sécurité, caractérisé en ce que le matériau de transfert comporte un matériau support sur lequel au moins un matériau cristal liquide est agencé, le matériau cristal liquide étant constitué par un cristal liquide lyotrope.
  19. Matériau de transfert selon la revendication 18, caractérisé en ce que le matériau support est réalisé en tant que feuille gaufrée à chaud.
  20. Procédé de fabrication d'un objet de valeur ou élément de sécurité, caractérisé en ce que
    - un substrat est mis à disposition,
    - sur ce substrat, au moins un matériau cristal liquide lyotrope est appliqué.
  21. Procédé selon la revendication 20, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un matériau cristal liquide lyotrope se trouve dans une solution qui est appliquée sur le substrat par force de cisaillement dirigée, et en ce qu'un liant constituant la solution est enlevé.
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