US 7,597,961 B2
Authenticatable article and method of authenticating
Sriramakrishna Maruvada, Evansville, Ind. (US); Radislav Potyrailo, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); and Philippe Schottland, Evansville, Ind. (US)
Assigned to SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V., Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/889,913.
Prior Publication US 2006/0033325 A1, Feb. 16, 2006
Int. Cl. B32B 27/36 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 428—412  [428/447; 428/913; 428/916; 428/917] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An authenticatable article, comprising:
a polymer layer comprising a first taggant; wherein the polymer layer comprises polycarbonate-siloxane copolymers; and
a second taggant disposed adjacent to the first taggant, wherein the relative relationship of the first taggant and the second taggant is such that at least one of the first taggant and the second taggant when excited by a light source causes an alteration in an emission from the other of the first taggant and the second taggant.