Patents by Inventor Don Kenning

Don Kenning has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods for identification and verification
    Publication number: 20030058990
    Abstract: An apparatus and method in which one or more taggants that are intrinsically located—or extrinsically placed—in an article or product, such as carpet. The taggants are detected by x-ray fluorescence analysis to identify or verify the article or its point of manufacture. The taggants are manufactured as part of the article or the taggant is placed into a coating, label, or otherwise embedded within the article for the purpose of later verifying the presence or absence of these elements by x-ray fluorescence, thus determining the unique elemental composition of the taggant within the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce J. Kaiser, Lloyd Starks, David J. Watson, Don Kenning, Dan Schoepflin, Robert D. Kuhlman
  • X-ray source and method of using the same
    Publication number: 20030048877
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing x-rays to electronic devices such as portable electronic devices for x-ray fluorescence analysis are described. The apparatus includes a portable XRF device containing an x-ray source and an x-ray detector that are proximate one another, e.g., within the same housing. The x-ray source is shielded so that x-rays that could potentially interfere with the operation of the x-ray detector are reduced or eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: L. Stephen Price, David J. Watson, Dan Schoephlin, Don Kenning
  • Methods for identification and verification
    Patent number: 6477227
    Abstract: An apparatus and method in which one or more taggants that are intrinsically located—or extrinsically placed—in an article or product, such as carpet. The taggants are detected by x-ray fluorescence analysis to identify or verify the article or its point of manufacture. The taggants are manufactured as part of the article or the taggant is placed into a coating, label, or otherwise embedded within the article for the purpose of later verifying the presence or absence of these elements by x-ray fluorescence, thus determining the unique elemental composition of the taggant within the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: KeyMaster Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. Kaiser, Lloyd Starks, David J. Watson, Don Kenning, Dan Schoepflin, Robert D. Kuhlman
  • Methods for identification and verification
    Publication number: 20020094058
    Abstract: An apparatus and method in which one or more taggants that are intrinsically located—or extrinsically placed—in an article or product, such as plastic. The taggants are detected by x-ray fluorescence analysis to identify or verify the article or its point of manufacture. The taggants are manufactured as part of the article or the taggant is placed into a coating, label, or otherwise embedded within the article for the purpose of later verifying the presence or absence of these elements by x-ray fluorescence, thus determining the unique elemental composition of the taggant within the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Bruce J. Kaiser, L. Stephen Price, David J. Watson, Don Kenning, Dan Schoepflin, Robert D. Kuhlman