Patents by Inventor Brenton Demko

Brenton Demko 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).

  • Apparatus for capturing an image
    Patent number: 7027623
    Abstract: A method and system for providing owners, potential buyers and other users of autographed items such as sports and other entertainment memorabilia visual evidence for verifying the authenticity of the autograph are described. A method of the present invention involves capturing an image of the signature as it is being placed on the item. The image so captured is then stored on a computer readable medium. In addition to the item itself, the owner of the item may be provided with a computer readable medium containing computer readable instructions for accessing the image and other information about the item, the signing process, the autographer, etc. The image may be captured by a camera mounted on a pen or other writing instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: The Upper Deck Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard P. McWilliam, G. Lynn Hagen, Robert G. Andrews, Matthew Hoerr, Adam Christianson, Brenton Demko, William B. Abrahams, Richard Sutherland
  • Method and apparatus for authenticating unique items such as sports memorabilia
    Patent number: 6839453
    Abstract: A method and system for providing owners, potential buyers and other users of autographed items such as sports and other entertainment memorabilia visual evidence for verifying the authenticity of the autograph are described. A method of the present invention involves capturing an image of the signature as it is being placed on the item. The image so captured is then stored on a computer readable medium. In addition to the item itself, the owner of the item may be provided with a computer readable medium containing computer readable instructions for accessing the image and other information about the item, the signing process, the autographer, etc. The image may be captured by a camera mounted on a pen or other writing instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: The Upper Deck Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard P. McWilliam, G. Lynn Hagen, Robert G. Andrews, Matthew Hoerr, Adam Christianson, Brenton Demko, William B. Abrahams, Richard Sutherland
  • Apparatus for capturing an image
    Publication number: 20030198365
    Abstract: A method and system for providing owners, potential buyers and other users of autographed items such as sports and other entertainment memorabilia visual evidence for verifying the authenticity of the autograph are described. A method of the present invention involves capturing an image of the signature as it is being placed on the item. The image so captured is then stored on a computer readable medium. In addition to the item itself, the owner of the item may be provided with a computer readable medium containing computer readable instructions for accessing the image and other information about the item, the signing process, the autographer, etc. The image may be captured by a camera mounted on a pen or other writing instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: THE UPPER DECK COMPANY, LLC.
    Inventors: Richard P. McWilliam, G. Lynn Hagen, Robert G. Andrews, Matthew Hoerr, Adam Christianson, Brenton Demko, William B. Abrahams, Richard Sutherland