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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Pasquale A. Catalano, Wallkill, NY (US);
Andrew G. Crimmins, Montrose, NY (US);
Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Arkadiy Tsfasman, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
John Werner, Fishkill, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus, a computer-implemented method, and a computer program product for branding a quick response code onto a surface. Aspects of the invention include a branding device having a plurality of thermoelectric devices on a substrate. Each of the thermoelectric devices is arranged on the substrate as a single bit in a quick response pattern. Each of the thermoelectric devices includes an n-type thermoelectric element electrically coupled to a p-type thermoelectric element. The thermoelectric elements can be individually heated or cooled using the Peltier effect.