Patents by Inventor Brian W. Dunne

Brian W. Dunne 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).

  • Patent number: 7658980
    Abstract: A tamper-indicating printable sheet. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a tamper-indicating printable sheet comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of microbeads partially embedded in an inkjet receptive beadbond layer; and a reflector layer between one of the microbeads and the inkjet receptive beadbond layer. The present invention provides a method of making a tamper-indicating printable sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Kuo, Mathias Detjen, Brian W. Dunne, Paul E. Marecki, Tadesse G. Nigatu, Kenneth M. White
  • Publication number: 20080224462
    Abstract: A transparent tamper-indicating data sheet is provided wherein a transparent durable layer (a first major component), such as polyester or a multilayer optical film (MOF), is adhered to a fragile layer (a second major component), such as a holographic foil or a security laminate, such as Confirmâ„¢ Security Laminate, either the fragile sheet or film or the durable layer being printed with identification and/or verification information. The components of the transparent data sheet are laminated together with or without an adhesive layer between the two major components. The two major components have the same outside dimensions and are congruent. Evidence of tampering with the identification or verification information is easily viewed from either side of the transparent data sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew D. Dubner, Brian W. Dunne, James M. Jonza, Lynn E. Lorimor, Graeme R. Mann, Shivshankar Venkataramani
  • Patent number: 7255909
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a security laminate comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of retroreflective microbeads partially embedded in and protruding from a beadbond layer and having image receptive material disposed around the protruding microspheres. In another embodiment, the security laminate further comprises indicia patterns viewable in retroreflective light. In another embodiment, the security laminate is imaged on the image receptive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Graeme R. Mann, Brian W. Dunne, Paul D. Graham, Thomas Junck, Mark F. Schulz
  • Publication number: 20030170425
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a security laminate comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of retroreflective microbeads partially embedded in and protruding from a beadbond layer and having image receptive material disposed around the protruding microspheres. In another embodiment, the security laminate further comprises indicia patterns viewable in retroreflective light. In another embodiment, the security laminate is imaged on the image receptive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Graeme R. Mann, Brian W. Dunne, Paul D. Graham, Thomas Junck, Mark F. Schulz
  • Publication number: 20020163179
    Abstract: A transparent data sheet is provided wherein a transparent durable film (a first major component), such as polyester or a multilayer optical film (MOF), is adhered to a fragile layer (a second major component), such as a holographic foil or a security laminate, such as Confirm™ Security Laminate, either the fragile sheet or film or the durable film being printed with identification and/or verification information. The components of the transparent data sheet are laminated together with or without an adhesive layer between the two major components, such that the printed information or image is sandwiched between the two films. The two major components have the same outside dimensions and are congruent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew D. Dubner, Brian W. Dunne, James M. Jonza, Lynn E. Lorimor, Graeme Mann, Shivshankar Venkataramani