Patents by Inventor Albert J. Caperna

Albert J. Caperna 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).

  • Article surveillance device and method for forming
    Patent number: 6087940
    Abstract: A security tag and method for forming the tag in a substantially continuous in-line operation. The tag includes a substrate with first and second conductive elements separated by a dielectric layer and means establishing electrical contact between the first and second conductive elements. The means for establishing electrical contact includes utilizing an electrically conductive ink or providing an interruption in the dielectric layer. Under one embodiment a layer of foil having a series of interruptions is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: NovaVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. Caperna, Mark C. Waterbury