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Patent US6850592 - Methods for identification and verification using digital equivalent data system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsApparatus and methods in which one or more elemental taggants that are extrinsically placed in an object are detected by x-ray fluorescence analysis to identify or authenticate the object are described. The taggant is manufactured as part of the object or the taggant is placed into a coating, packaging,...http://www.google.com/patents/US6850592?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6850592 - Methods for identification and verification using digital equivalent data systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6850592 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/321,873Publication dateFeb 1, 2005Filing dateDec 16, 2002Priority dateApr 12, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20030194053, WO2004061441A1Publication number10321873, 321873, US 6850592 B2, US 6850592B2, US-B2-6850592, US6850592 B2, US6850592B2InventorsHarry F. Schramm, Bruce Kaiser, Robert D. Kuhlman, Therese Howe, Robert Shannon, Ken WheelerOriginal AssigneeKeymaster Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (64), Non-Patent Citations (28), Referenced by (19), Classifications (6), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods for identification and verification using digital equivalent data system
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