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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Michael John Wilsher, Letchworth, GB;
Jeremy Brook Lewis, London, GB;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
What is disclosed is a method for encoding liquid ink with a biomarker which can be traced back to a specific inkjet printer. In one embodiment, an aqueous solution containing a biomarker is combined with a volume of liquid ink. The biomarker comprises a nucleic acid. An ordering of nucleobases forming that nucleic acid has a code sequence. In one embodiment hereof, the nucleic acid is constructed using a code sequence which contains, at least in part, the device specific serial number of the inkjet printer. The encoded liquid ink is added to an inkjet printer and the code sequence encoded in that ink is associated with that particular inkjet printer. The inkjet printer is then used to deposit the encoded ink onto a media substrate. In other embodiments, a fluorescent marker is also added with the volume of liquid ink such that the ink fluoresces under an ultraviolet light.