Claims
- 1. A label for use with a composite material comprising:
a carrier with ink indicia, the ink is selected from the group consisting of ink with magnetic components, ink with IR components and ink with UV components; wherein the label is integral with an object comprised of a composite material.
- 2. The label of claim 1, wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of a mesh, paper, a porous material that is printable and allows permeation of a resin material, and a sheet of solid resin material.
- 3. The label of claim 1, wherein the object is free of any visually discernable marks indicating the label.
- 4. The label of claim 1 wherein the ink is unpigmented.
- 5. The label of claim 1, wherein the object is selected from the group consisting of:
automotive component, aerospace component, marine component, and aircraft component.
- 6. The label of claim 1, wherein the label is embedded in the surface of the composite material using a resin material.
- 7. The label of claim 7, wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of a mesh, paper, a porous material that is printable and allows permeation of a resin material, and a sheet of solid resin material, a mesh.
- 8. The label of claim 5, wherein the object is free of any visually discernable marks indicating the label.
- 9. A label for use with a composite material comprising:
a carrier with ink indicia printed in reverse, wherein the label is integral with an object comprised of the composite material.
- 10. The label of claim 9 wherein the carrier is a retro reflective mesh and the ink obscures the retro reflective mesh except for the indicia.
- 11. A method of concealing data comprising the steps of:
obtaining a carrier; printing data on the carrier with ink selected from the group consisting of magnetically doped ink, ink with UV components, ink with IR components; and embedding the carrier in a composite material.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of a mesh, paper, a porous material that is printable and allows permeation of a resin material, and a sheet of solid resin material.
- 13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of:
placing the carrier on the surface of the composite; coating the carrier with a resin; allowing the resin to flow into the carrier; and bonding the carrier to the composite material.
- 14. The method of claim 11 wherein the composite material is manufactured into an object, said object is selected from the group consisting of:
automotive component, aerospace component, marine component, and aircraft component.
- 15. A method of concealing data comprising the steps of:
obtaining a retro reflective data carrier; printing indicia on the data carrier to obscure the retro reflective data carrier except for the indicia; and embedding the carrier into a composite material.
- 16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the steps of:
placing the carrier on the surface of the composite material; coating the carrier with a resin; allowing the resin to flow into the carrier; and bonding the carrier to the composite material.
- 17. The method of claim 15 wherein the composite material is manufactured into an object, said object is selected from the group consisting of:
automotive component, aerospace component, marine component, and aircraft component.
- 18. A method of concealing data comprising the steps of:
printing data on a composite with ink, said ink selected from the group consisting of magnetically doped ink, ink with UV components, and ink with IR components.
- 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the composite is manufactured into an object, said object is selected from the group consisting of:
automotive component, aerospace component, marine component, and aircraft component.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application Ser. No. 10/622559 filed Jul. 18, 2003 that claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/397457 filed Jul. 18, 2002 and incorporated herein in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60397457 |
Jul 2002 |
US |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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10622559 |
Jul 2003 |
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10690370 |
Oct 2003 |
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