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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John R Chamberlain, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Esselte Meto International GmbH, Heppenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
283 67 ; 283 81 ; 283 94 ; 283101 ;
Abstract
A method of authenticating an item and an apparatus for authenticating an item. The items which can be authenticated are typically located in a sales room or other commercial establishment where goods are typically sold. There has been an increasing trend wherein manufacturers are providing items typically on display in sales showrooms with a tag or marking which can serve to authenticate the item or product. The consumer can then determine if the item is genuine or counterfeit by means of the tag or other identifying marking.