Patents by Inventor Bradley Sherrill

Bradley Sherrill 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).

  • Isotope tagging for workpiece authentication
    Patent number: 10269464
    Abstract: A method of assisting with authenticating a workpiece is provided. In another aspect, ions are generated, accelerated in an accelerator, an isotope is created, and then the isotope is implanted within a workpiece to assist with authenticating of the workpiece. A further aspect includes a workpiece substrate, a visual marker and an isotope internally located within the substrate adjacent the visual marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bauer, Bradley Sherrill
  • ISOTOPE TAGGING FOR WORKPIECE AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20170125213
    Abstract: A method of assisting with authenticating a workpiece is provided. In another aspect, ions are generated, accelerated in an accelerator, an isotope is created, and then the isotope is implanted within a workpiece to assist with authenticating of the workpiece. A further aspect includes a workpiece substrate, a visual marker and an isotope internally located within the substrate adjacent the visual marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bauer, Bradley Sherrill