Patents Represented by Attorney George E. Felsman, Bradley, Vaden, Gunter & Dillon, LLP Grosser
  • Patent number: 6083771
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing theft-deterrent computer components is disclosed. Initially, computer components are grouped in a single batch. Each of the computer components are then provided with multiple indelible indicia during manufacturing. All of the indelible indicia on each component have a common value that is different than that assigned to any other computer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Peter Ward, Richard Mark Flanagan, James Andrew McNee, Brian John Walsh