Patents by Inventor Antonio Mallare

Antonio Mallare 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 and devices for classifying objects
    Patent number: 9064228
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for classifying an object by (a) at least partially coating at least one surface of the object with at least one barcode; (b) scanning the barcode with at least one corresponding barcode detector that is detectably compatible with a barcode of the type coated on the object; (c) determining whether the barcode is read by the barcode detector; and (d) classifying the object on the basis of at least one barcode not being read by the corresponding barcode detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Nestec SA
    Inventors: Stephen Woerz, Frank Weber, Antonio Mallare
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CLASSIFYING OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20120205435
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for classifying an object by (a) at least partially coating at least one surface of the object with at least one barcode; (b) scanning the barcode with at least one corresponding barcode detector that is detectably compatible with a barcode of the type coated on the object; (c) determining whether the barcode is read by the barcode detector; and (d) classifying the object on the basis of at least one barcode not being read by the corresponding barcode detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen Woerz, Frank Weber, Antonio Mallare