Reusable tamper-indicating security seal
Abstract
The invention teaches means for detecting unauthorized tampering or substitutions of a device, and has particular utility when applied on a "seal" device used to secure a location or thing. The seal has a transparent body wall, and a first indicia, viz., a label identification is formed on the inside surface of this wall. Second and third indicia are formed on the outside surface of the transparent wall, and each of these indicia is transparent to allow the parallax angled viewing of the first indicia through these indicia. The second indicia is in the form of a broadly uniform pattern, viz, many small spaced dots; while the third indicia is in the form of easily memorized objects, such as human faces, made on a substrate by means of halftone printing. The substrate is lapped over the outside surface of the transparent wall. A thin cocoon of a transparent material, generally of the same material as the substrate such as plastic, is formed over the seal body and specifically over the transparent wall and the second and third indicia formed thereon. This cocoon is seamless and has walls of nonuniform thickness. Both the genuineness of the seal and whether anyone hasmore »
- Inventors:
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- Plainfield, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864583
- Patent Number(s):
- 4389063
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G09 - EDUCATION G09F - DISPLAYING
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- reusable; tamper-indicating; security; seal; teaches; means; detecting; unauthorized; tampering; substitutions; device; particular; utility; applied; secure; location; transparent; wall; indicia; viz; label; identification; formed; inside; surface; third; outside; allow; parallax; angled; viewing; form; broadly; uniform; pattern; spaced; dots; easily; memorized; human; substrate; halftone; printing; lapped; cocoon; material; plastic; specifically; thereon; seamless; walls; nonuniform; thickness; genuineness; attempted; compromise; visually; determined; inspection; security seal; outside surface; transparent wall; uniform thickness; inside surface; formed thereon; particular utility; transparent material; parent material; detecting unauthorized; /292/40/283/
Citation Formats
Ryan, Michael J. Reusable tamper-indicating security seal. United States: N. p., 1983.
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Ryan, Michael J. Reusable tamper-indicating security seal. United States.
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"Reusable tamper-indicating security seal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864583.
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title = {Reusable tamper-indicating security seal},
author = {Ryan, Michael J},
abstractNote = {The invention teaches means for detecting unauthorized tampering or substitutions of a device, and has particular utility when applied on a "seal" device used to secure a location or thing. The seal has a transparent body wall, and a first indicia, viz., a label identification is formed on the inside surface of this wall. Second and third indicia are formed on the outside surface of the transparent wall, and each of these indicia is transparent to allow the parallax angled viewing of the first indicia through these indicia. The second indicia is in the form of a broadly uniform pattern, viz, many small spaced dots; while the third indicia is in the form of easily memorized objects, such as human faces, made on a substrate by means of halftone printing. The substrate is lapped over the outside surface of the transparent wall. A thin cocoon of a transparent material, generally of the same material as the substrate such as plastic, is formed over the seal body and specifically over the transparent wall and the second and third indicia formed thereon. This cocoon is seamless and has walls of nonuniform thickness. Both the genuineness of the seal and whether anyone has attempted to compromise the seal can thus be visually determined upon inspection.},
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year = {1983},
month = {1}
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