US 12,466,209 B2
Article with curved patterns formed of aligned pigment flakes
Vladimir P. Raksha, Santa Rosa, CA (US); John Hynes, Monroe Township, NJ (US); Laurence Holden, Cranbury, NJ (US); and Paul G. Coombs, Santa Rosa, CA (US)
Assigned to VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC., Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed by VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/523,660.
Application 16/733,081 is a division of application No. 16/224,575, filed on Dec. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,562,333, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 14/797,864 is a division of application No. 13/737,811, filed on Jan. 9, 2013, granted, now 9,102,195, issued on Aug. 11, 2015.
Application 17/523,660 is a continuation of application No. 16/733,081, filed on Jan. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,198,315.
Application 16/224,575 is a continuation of application No. 14/797,864, filed on Jul. 13, 2015, granted, now 10,232,660, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/585,954, filed on Jan. 12, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0063319 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B42D 25/29 (2014.01); B05D 3/00 (2006.01); B05D 5/06 (2006.01); B41M 3/14 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); B42D 25/00 (2014.01); B42D 25/342 (2014.01); B42D 25/369 (2014.01); B42D 25/378 (2014.01); B42D 25/41 (2014.01); B44F 1/02 (2006.01); B44F 1/10 (2006.01); C09D 5/29 (2006.01); C09D 5/36 (2006.01); C09D 7/61 (2018.01); C09D 11/00 (2014.01); H01F 41/02 (2006.01)
CPC B42D 25/369 (2014.10) [B05D 3/207 (2013.01); B05D 5/061 (2013.01); B41M 3/14 (2013.01); B41M 7/0072 (2013.01); B42D 25/00 (2014.10); B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 25/342 (2014.10); B42D 25/378 (2014.10); B42D 25/41 (2014.10); B44F 1/02 (2013.01); B44F 1/10 (2013.01); C09D 5/29 (2013.01); C09D 5/36 (2013.01); C09D 7/61 (2018.01); C09D 11/00 (2013.01); H01F 41/0253 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article, comprising:
a substrate coated with a magnetic ink comprising magnetic flakes that have been aligned in a magnetic field to form an image on an imaged surface;
wherein the image includes two bowed, oblong ovals each having an inner region within a curved bright line perimeter that is brighter than the inner region, each of the bowed, oblong ovals having two ends;
wherein each of the curved bright line perimeters of the oblong ovals increase in intensity upon a tilt of the article, and if the image is viewed at a normal angle, each of the curved bright line perimeters appears as two offset curved bright line perimeters, and if the image is viewed at a tilt, each of the two offset curved bright line perimeters appears as a single curved bright line perimeter; and
wherein the image further includes an obelisk shape between the bowed, oblong ovals, the obelisk shape having a base region and a tip region, a first of the two longitudinal ends of each oval being proximate the base region and a second of the two ends of each oval being proximate the tip region.