Patents by Inventor Dan Hunt
Dan Hunt 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: 8223964Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for authenticating microparticle marks or marks including other three-dimensional objects. The authentication utilizes two or more sets of information captured or acquired for the mark in response to illumination of the mark by electromagnetic energy such as in the visible frequency range. These sets of information are then used to verify that the mark includes three-dimensional objects such as microparticles. The two or more sets of information about the mark preferably vary from each other in time, space/directionality, color, frequency or any combinations thereof, and can be captured or acquired as part of one, two, or more images of the microparticle mark.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: SMI Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon
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Patent number: 8033450Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for identifying and authenticating articles using expression codes obtained from marks incorporating microparticles on or in articles, article packaging, or article labeling where the expression codes are based on signature strings generated relative to attributes of valid individual microparticles. The system, apparatus, and method can also enable the serialization of articles over and above the code-formulation that is achievable with multi-layered color-coded microparticles or single expression microparticles.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: SMI Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon, Peter Meyers
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Patent number: 7885428Abstract: An automatic reader system, apparatus, and method for the identification and authentication of articles enabling automatic collection and processing of code data associated with microparticle marks, automatic determination of the code from the code data associated with microparticle marks, and automatic retrieval of reference information associated with the code.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: SMI Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon, Paul Meyers
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Publication number: 20110019905Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for authenticating microparticle marks or marks including other three-dimensional objects. The authentication utilizes two or more sets of information captured or acquired for the mark in response to illumination of the mark by electromagnetic energy such as in the visible frequency range. These sets of information are then used to verify that the mark includes three-dimensional objects such as microparticles. The two or more sets of information about the mark preferably vary from each other in time, space/directionality, color, frequency or any combinations thereof, and can be captured or acquired as part of one, two, or more images of the microparticle mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon
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Publication number: 20100327050Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for identifying and authenticating articles using expression codes obtained from marks incorporating microparticles on or in articles, article packaging, or article labeling where the expression codes are based on signature strings generated relative to attributes of valid individual microparticles. The system, apparatus, and method can also enable the serialization of articles over and above the code-formulation that is achievable with multi-layered color-coded microparticles or single expression microparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: SMI HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon, Peter Meyers
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Patent number: 7831042Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for authenticating microparticle marks or marks including other three-dimensional objects. The authentication utilizes two or more sets of information captured or acquired for the mark in response to illumination of the mark by electromagnetic energy such as in the visible frequency range. These sets of information are then used to verify that the mark includes three-dimensional objects such as microparticles. The two or more sets of information about the mark preferably vary from each other in time, space/directionality, color, frequency or any combinations thereof, and can be captured or acquired as part of one, two, or more images of the microparticle mark.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: SMI Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon
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Publication number: 20100128925Abstract: An automatic reader system, apparatus, and method for the identification and authentication of articles enabling automatic collection and processing of code data associated with microparticle marks, automatic determination of the code from the code data associated with microparticle marks, and automatic retrieval of reference information associated with the code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon, Paul Meyers
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Patent number: 7720254Abstract: An automatic reader system, apparatus, and method for the identification and authentication of articles enabling automatic collection and processing of code data associated with microparticle marks, automatic determination of the code from the code data associated with microparticle marks, and automatic retrieval of reference information associated with the code.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: SMI Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon, Paul Meyers, Steven D. Zimmermann, Christopher S. Gourley
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Publication number: 20090136079Abstract: An automatic reader system, apparatus, and method for the identification and authentication of articles enabling automatic collection and processing of code data associated with microparticle marks, automatic determination of the code from the code data associated with microparticle marks, and automatic retrieval of reference information associated with the code.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: SMI HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon, Paul Meyers, Steven D. Zimmermann, Christopher S. Gourley
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Publication number: 20080034426Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for authenticating microparticle marks or marks including other three-dimensional objects. The authentication utilizes two or more sets of information captured or acquired for the mark in response to illumination of the mark by electromagnetic energy such as in the visible frequency range. These sets of information are then used to verify that the mark includes three-dimensional objects such as microparticles. The two or more sets of information about the mark preferably vary from each other in time, space/directionality, color, frequency or any combinations thereof, and can be captured or acquired as part of one, two, or more images of the microparticle mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: SMI HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Thomas Stierman, Dan Hunt, Chris Zdon
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Publication number: 20070280294Abstract: A CBR/VBR hybrid implementation encoding video streams for conserving bandwidth usage in a channel comprises, in an exemplary arrangement, CBR encoding for frames whose complexity exceeds a threshold, and uses VBR encoding for frames whose complexity is below the threshold. In some embodiments, the threshold can be dynamically adjusted to permit varying amounts of bandwidth reclamation. The complexity can be determined based on a motion estimation analysis or on other indicia such as the level of detail in a frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: Modulus Video, Inc.Inventors: Dan Hunt, Neil Brydon, Sean McCarthy
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Publication number: 20060037222Abstract: The tagging of articles is performed by applying microparticle taggants to the articles by means of a coating that adheres the particles to the surface of the articles. The microparticle taggants have a specific identifiable code or other quality. The coating material and microparticles are applied to the exterior surface of the articles and dried or cured thereon. The microparticles may have a magnetically attractive quality for purpose of collection of the particles for analysis. The microparticles are washed from the surface of the articles and collected in a vessel. The microparticles in the vessel are assembled or collected by means of a magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: February 23, 2006Inventors: Dan Hunt, Christopher Zdon, Charles Hanson