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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Linda A. Lewis, Andersonville, TN (US);
Glenn O. Allgood, Powell, TN (US);
Robert W. Smithwick, Iii, Knoxville, TN (US);
Linda A. Lewis, Andersonville, TN (US);
Glenn O. Allgood, Powell, TN (US);
Robert W. Smithwick, III, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A taggant composition including a taggant material that is invisible in light of the visible spectrum and fluoresces under a non-visible excitation energy, a binder, and a solvent in which the taggant material and the binder are dissolved. The taggant composition can be printed or otherwise applied to a material such as fabric to provide a detectable and identifiable indicium. A method and apparatus for detecting and decoding the taggant indicium are also provided.