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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Sung-wei Chen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Christopher J. Rothfuss, Laramie, WY (US);
Inventors:
Sung-Wei Chen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Christopher J. Rothfuss, Laramie, WY (US);
Assignee:
Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/587 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2225 (2013.01); Y10T 436/13 (2015.01);
Abstract
A detectable taggant is described. The detectable taggant may include at least one nano-antenna having a resonant frequency of about 300 GHz to about 800 THz. The nano-antenna is adapted to be physically or chemically associated with an article of manufacture.