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EP 1999726 B1 20160511 - GRATING IMAGE

Title (en)

GRATING IMAGE

Title (de)

GITTERBILD

Title (fr)

IMAGE TRAMÉE

Publication

EP 1999726 B1 20160511 (DE)

Application

EP 07711798 A 20070306

Priority

EP 2007001889 W 20070306
DE 102006012732 A 20060317

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007107235A1] The invention relates to a grating image with achromatic grating areas which have a viewing-angle-dependent appearance, in which a visible movement effect occurs when the viewing angle changes.

IPC 8 full level

G07D 7/00 (2016.01); B42D 15/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/12 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B42D 25/00 (2014.10); B44F 1/10 (2013.01); G07D 7/0032 (2017.04); G07D 7/128 (2013.01); B42D 25/328 (2014.10); B42D 2035/20 (2022.01); B42D 2035/24 (2022.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006012732 A1 20070920; EP 1999726 A1 20081210; EP 1999726 B1 20160511; WO 2007107235 A1 20070927

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006012732 A 20060317; EP 07711798 A 20070306; EP 2007001889 W 20070306