Patents by Inventor Ben Stevens
Ben Stevens 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).
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Patent number: 12291054Abstract: A banknote comprising a substrate and a plurality of print layers printed by the same print process type printed onto the substrate, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. Also, a method of producing a plurality of banknotes including: providing a substrate, in the form of a web, to a print press including a plurality of print units of the same print process type, wherein the web will pass through each of the plurality of print units, and at least part of the web is printed in a print run; printing a print layer on to the substrate at each of the plurality of print units, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: CCL Secure Pty LtdInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Patent number: 11926170Abstract: A banknote having a substrate with polymeric outer surfaces, including one or more coatings applied to at least one of the outer surfaces, at least one coating being a paper feel layer which provides a feel, substantially similar to that of a paper banknote, wherein the paper-feel layer includes tactile particles, to provide the paper-feel, and the tactile particles are conductive and/or the paper-feel layer includes conductive particles, or at least one of the or each coating includes conductive particles, to improve antistatic properties of the banknote.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: CCL SECURE PTY LTDInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20210323339Abstract: A banknote having a substrate with polymeric outer surfaces, including one or more coatings applied to at least one of the outer surfaces, at least one coating being a paper feel layer which provides a feel, substantially similar to that of a paper banknote, wherein the paper-feel layer includes tactile particles, to provide the paper-feel, and the tactile particles are conductive and/or the paper-feel layer includes conductive particles, or at least one of the or each coating includes conductive particles, to improve antistatic properties of the banknote.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: CCL Secure Pty LtdInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Patent number: 11118727Abstract: A bracket assembly (2) for bracing a building component (3, 71) to a building structure (42), the assembly comprising a first connecting portion (4) having at least two protruding portions (6, 8) joined by a joining portion (10), each protruding portion (6, 8) connectable to a respective bracing element (44, 46) and a second connecting portion (12) having at least one depending portion (16, 18) and linked to said first connecting portion (4), said at least one depending portion (16, 18) for connection to said building component (3, 71).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Studco Australia Pty Ltd.Inventors: Simon McKechnie, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20210268827Abstract: A banknote comprising a substrate and a plurality of print layers printed by the same print process type printed onto the substrate, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. Also, a method of producing a plurality of banknotes including: providing a substrate, in the form of a web, to a print press including a plurality of print units of the same print process type, wherein the web will pass through each of the plurality of print units, and at least part of the web is printed in a print run; printing a print layer on to the substrate at each of the plurality of print units, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: CCL Secure Pty LtdInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20210253879Abstract: The invention provides a security document having a transparent window, the security document comprising: a transparent polymeric substrate; an infrared-absorbent composition coated on or incorporated within the substrate at the window, the infrared-absorbent composition comprising particles of doped or Magnéli phase tungsten oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Michael Hardwick, Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Patent number: 10968626Abstract: A mounting for acoustically insulating a first building component from a second building component, said mounting having a first insulating portion extending around a fastener, a second insulating portion extending around said fastener, a neck insulating portion extending between said first insulating portion and said second insulating portion, such that a shaft of the fastener is covered by one or more of the insulating portions between the first building component and the second building component.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventors: Ben Stevens, Nigel Ryan Grimshaw, Simon McKechnie
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Patent number: 10889978Abstract: Bracket apparatus for use in connecting an elongate first building member to at least one second building member, said bracket apparatus including a first member, a second member and a connecting portion joining said first member and said second member, a slot located in either or both said first and second members, wherein, in use, the bracket apparatus is affixed to said at least one second building member and then loosely connected to a first end of the first building member through said slot and thereafter the position of the first building member is adjusted relative to said at least one second building member until a desired position is reached whereupon said bracket apparatus is securely fastened to said first building member.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Inventors: Ben Stevens, Simon McKechnie
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Publication number: 20200346396Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a two-sided product with an integrated device on a web of material, including: a first rotary micro scale structure formation unit for having a first structure for forming a first microscale structure on one side of a portion of web; a second rotary microscale structure formation unit having a second structure for forming a second micro scale structure on second side of the portion of the web; the first and second micro scale structures and the portion of the web between the first and second microscale structures together forming the integrated device; and a web feed system for feeding the web of material between the first and second rotary microscale structure formation units.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Gary Power, Patrick Swift, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20200240135Abstract: A mounting for acoustically insulating a first building component from a second building component, said mounting having a first insulating portion extending around a fastener, a second insulating portion extending around said fastener, a neck insulating portion extending between said first insulating portion and said second insulating portion, such that a shaft of the fastener is covered by one or more of the insulating portions between the first building component and the second building component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Studco Australia Pty Ltd.Inventors: Ben Stevens, Nigel Ryan Grimshaw, Simon McKechnie
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Publication number: 20200180343Abstract: A method of producing banknotes on a substrate in-line on a web-based process is disclosed, including providing a tactile layer. In addition, a banknote produced by the above method, a banknote having a single-ink system, a coating for banknote and a tactile security feature are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: CCL Secure Pty LtdInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20200180345Abstract: A tactile security feature for a banknote and a method for its production using in-line on a web-based process are disclosed. The security feature comprises a printed indicia layer including a design element and a printed enhanced tactility layer, which has at least a first enhanced tactility area overlapping the design element, such that the design element appears to have tactility due to the overlap with the enhanced tactility area. Preferably the tactile layer contains tactile particles. In addition, a banknote produced by the above method, a banknote having a single-ink system, and a coating for banknotes including a tactile security feature are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: CCL Secure Pty LtdInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20200180344Abstract: A tactile security feature for a banknote and a method for its production using in-line on a web-based process are disclosed. The security feature comprises a printed indicia layer including a design element and a printed enhanced tactility layer, which has at least a first enhanced tactility area overlapping the design element, such that the design element appears to have tactility due to the overlap with the enhanced tactility area. Preferably the tactile layer contains tactile particles. In addition, a banknote produced by the above method, a banknote having a single-ink system, and a coating for banknotes including a tactile security feature are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: CCL Secure Pty LtdInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20200171874Abstract: A banknote comprising a substrate and a plurality of print layers printed by the same print process type printed onto the substrate, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. Also, a method of producing a plurality of banknotes including: providing a substrate, in the form of a web, to a print press including a plurality of print units of the same print process type, wherein the web will pass through each of the plurality of print units, and at least part of the web is printed in a print run; printing a print layer on to the substrate at each of the plurality of print units, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: CCL Secure Pty LtdInventors: Gary Fairless Power, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20190285224Abstract: A bracket assembly (2) for bracing a building component (3, 71) to a building structure (42), the assembly comprising a first connecting portion (4) having at least two protruding portions (6, 8) joined by a joining portion (10), each protruding portion (6, 8) connectable to a respective bracing element (44, 46) and a second connecting portion (12) having at least one depending portion (16, 18) and linked to said first connecting portion (4), said at least one depending portion (16, 18) for connection to said building component (3, 71).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Simon McKechnie, Ben Stevens
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Publication number: 20190195303Abstract: A mounting for acoustically insulating a first building component from a second building component includes a first insulating portion extending around a fastener and a second insulating portion extending around the fastener. A neck insulating portion extends between the first insulating portion and the second insulating portion such that a shaft of the fastener is covered by one or more of the insulating portions between the first building component and the second building component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Ben Stevens, Nigel Ryan Grimshaw, Simon McKechnie
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Publication number: 20190194937Abstract: A mounting for acoustically insulating a first building component from a second building component, said mounting having a first insulating portion extending around a fastener, a second insulating portion extending around said fastener, a neck insulating portion extending between said first insulating portion and said second insulating portion, such that a shaft of the fastener is covered by one or more of the insulating portions between the first building component and the second building component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Ben Stevens, Nigel Ryan Grimshaw, Simon McKechnie
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Publication number: 20190194930Abstract: Bracket apparatus for use in connecting an elongate first building member to at least one second building member, said bracket apparatus including a first member, a second member and a connecting portion joining said first member and said second member, a slot located in either or both said first and second members, wherein, in use, the bracket apparatus is affixed to said at least one second building member and then loosely connected to a first end of the first building member through said slot and thereafter the position of the first building member is adjusted relative to said at least one second building member until a desired position is reached whereupon said bracket apparatus is securely fastened to said first building member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Ben Stevens, Simon McKechnie
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Patent number: 10253498Abstract: A building component (1) for attachment to an uneven surface (32) such that a gap (34) exists at one or more locations between the building component (1) and the uneven surface (32), the building component (1) including mounting means (10) located at one or more positions along the building component (1), the mounting means (10) having a portion (20) adapted to be located outside the plane of the building component (1) and between the building component (1) and the uneven surface (32), wherein fastening means attaches the mounting means (10) to the uneven surface (32) to enable the building component (1) to remain substantially straight when attached to the uneven surface (32).Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Studco Australia PTY LTD.Inventors: Ben Stevens, Gordon Stevens, Simon McKechnie, Warwick McAlpin, Peter Stevens
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Publication number: 20170241137Abstract: A building component (1) for attachment to an uneven surface (32) such that a gap (34) exists at one or more locations between the building component (1) and the uneven surface (32), the building component (1) including mounting means (10) located at one or more positions along the building component (1), the mounting means (10) having a portion (20) adapted to be located outside the plane of the building component (1) and between the building component (1) and the uneven surface (32), wherein fastening means attaches the mounting means (10) to the uneven surface (32) to enable the building component (1) to remain substantially straight when attached to the uneven surface (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Ben Stevens, Gordon Stevens, Simon McKechnie, Warwick McAlpin, Peter Stevens