Patents by Inventor Brad Moen

Brad Moen 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).

  • Using a consumable component with an apparatus
    Publication number: 20060125864
    Abstract: A consumable component designed to be usable with an apparatus has a surface that includes a non-reflective area forming a predefined pattern in a reflective material. Electromagnetic energy reflected from the surface and read by the apparatus contains a predefined characteristic. The apparatus is programmed not to consume the consumable component if the reflected electromagnetic energy does not contain the predefined characteristic. A system that includes the consumable component and a reader is disclosed. So are methods of using a system and of designing a label and providing it on a consumable component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: John Westrum, Brad Moen, Richard Gawlik, John Smutek, Richard Hughes