Claims
- 1. An identification document comprising:
- a base card;
- identification information on said base card, said information being applied directly to said base card by a laser recorder;
- a security pattern covering said base card in areas to be protected wherein said identification information is beneath the security pattern and visible without any auxiliary equipment;
- colorants in said security pattern visibly unchangeable by the radiation of a laser recorder wherein said identification information is recorded through the security pattern without destroying said security pattern.
- 2. The identification document of claim 1, wherein said security pattern extends over a large area of said base card.
- 3. The identification document of claim 2, wherein said security pattern extends substantially over the entire surface area of said base card.
- 4. The identification document of claim 1, wherein said identification information is selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, images and combinations thereof.
- 5. The identification document of any one of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein said security pattern is a printed security pattern.
- 6. The identification document of claim 5, wherein said printed security pattern is designed as a guilloche pattern.
- 7. The identification document of claim 5, wherein said printed security pattern is in the form of continuous printed areas.
- 8. The identification document of claim 7, wherein a guilloche pattern at least partially overlaps said continuous printed areas.
- 9. An identification document having identification information in the form of letters, numbers, images and combinations thereof comprising:
- a base card;
- means for covering said base card in an area to be protected wherein said means for covering is a visible security pattern;
- identification information applied to said base card through said security pattern by means of a laser recorder controlled so that the radiation of said laser recorder during application of said identification information does not visibly change said visible security pattern;
- wherein said identification information is beneath said security pattern and visible without any auxiliary equipment.
- 10. The identification document of claim 9, wherein said security pattern is printed on said base card.
- 11. The identification document of claim 10, wherein said security pattern is printed over an entire face of said base card.
- 12. The identification document of claim 9, wherein said printed security pattern covers only partial areas of said base card.
- 13. The identification document of any one of claims 10, 11, or 12 wherein said security pattern is printed in a continuous pattern.
- 14. The identification document of any one of claims 10, 11 or 12 wherein said security pattern is printed in a guilloche pattern.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 330.816, filed Dec. 15, 1981 abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (11)
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