Anti-Forgery Label with Reactive Primer Layer for Vehicle Paint
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current label technologies for identifying painted objects, particularly vehicles, are not reliable or lasting, as they can be easily manipulated or forged, and existing solutions do not provide sufficient proof of authenticity or longevity.
Innovation Solution
A label with a laser-inscribable layer composite and an active substance that penetrates into the vehicle paint upon contact, creating a visible, irreversible change that remains after the label is removed, allowing for a secure and lasting identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If conventional self-adhesive labels with luminescent substances are used for identification, then the label can be detected after removal using a UV lamp, but the luminescence effect decreases within a few months and the outline disappears completely, providing only temporary identification
Solution Approach 1:
The label applies a primer layer containing reactive substances to the painted surface before the label is removed. This primer layer chemically bonds with the paint surface, creating a permanent or semi-permanent mark that remains after label removal, thus providing lasting identification without relying on temporary luminescence effects
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the chemical state of the paint surface by introducing reactive substances in the primer layer that form chemical bonds with the paint. This chemical transformation creates a stable, detectable mark that persists over time, converting a temporary physical mark into a permanent chemical modification
2Reliability
If labels with luminescent substances are used, then the label outline can be detected after removal, but manipulation can be carried out to imitate the luminescent outline on the vehicle paint, making it difficult to determine authenticity
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of relying on luminescent outlines that can be copied or imitated, the invention creates a unique chemical fingerprint through the primer layer that bonds with the specific paint surface. This chemical bond creates an authentic mark that cannot be easily replicated, as it requires direct chemical interaction with the original paint surface
Solution Approach 2:
The primer layer acts as an intermediary substance that mediates between the label and the paint surface. It contains reactive substances that form chemical bonds with the paint, creating a permanent connection that serves as authentic verification, while the label itself can be removed without leaving detectable adhesive residues
3Ease of operation
If labels with adhesive layers permeated with luminescent substances are used, then the label can be removed and the luminescent outline detected, but the adhesive layer may leave residues or damage the paint surface
Solution Approach 1:
The label structure is segmented into distinct functional layers: a removable label layer and a primer layer that remains on the paint surface. The primer layer is specifically designed to bond with the paint without requiring strong adhesives, allowing the label to be removed cleanly while the primer provides permanent identification
Solution Approach 2:
The primer layer creates a permanent copy or imprint of the label design on the paint surface through chemical bonding, rather than relying on adhesive residues or luminescent substances. This chemical copy remains after label removal and provides lasting identification without damaging the paint
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The label provides a reliable and lasting method for identifying painted objects by creating a detectable, irreversible change in the paint surface that remains after removal, enhancing security and authenticity verification.
Implementation Method 1
a laser-inscribable layer composite (1), in which a visible inscription (5) for identification of an object
Implementation Method 2
an active substance (4), which penetrates into the surface of an object and/or acts on it when it is brought into contact with a surface of an object
Implementation Method 3
the active substance (4), which penetrates into the vehicle paint and/or acts on the vehicle paint when it is brought into contact with vehicle paint
Data Source
AI summary
A label to identify an object has an inscribable layer composite for receiving a first, visible inscription to identify an object, an adhesive film for adhering the label to an object, and an active substance, which, when contacting the object surface, penetrates into and/or acts on the object surface. The active substance is disposed on the label rear side in a structured active surface layer, on, in, or underneath the adhesive film. The structured active substance layer includes a partial surface region or multiple partial surface regions of the label base surface. When the label is adhesively affixed to the object surface, the active substance on the label rear side selectively contacts the object surface in the structured active substance surface region. Within the base label surface, the structured active substance layer has the shape and/or contour of a further, initially-invisible inscription, identification or item of information.