Patents by Inventor Dave Vuistiner

Dave Vuistiner 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).

  • Pattern for coding a numerical information item on a surface and marking and reading methods
    Patent number: 9224028
    Abstract: A pattern for coding numerical a information item on a surface, including a specific arrangement of a plurality of symbols belonging to a set of symbols (ENS1), and each symbol in the arrangement being intended for the coding of a portion of said numerical information item, wherein each symbol includes at least one differential pair of elements (E1, E2) positioned in a specific way, each element being characterized by a parameter, the parameter of the first element of each differential pair having a first value and the parameter of the second element of each differential pair having a second value different from the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Eric Decoux, Dave Vuistiner
  • Two-dimensional identification pattern, article including such a pattern, and methods for marking and identifying such a pattern
    Patent number: 9141899
    Abstract: A method for marking an article with an identification pattern which may include information relating to the article and/or to the use thereof, the method including: defining an alphabet of a plurality of symbols; defining, for each symbol, at least two valid states and at least one invalid state; developing a reference pattern including a set of symbols from the alphabet; developing at least one representation of the reference pattern by allocating a specific valid state to each symbol of the reference pattern; and applying a marking, reproducing the representation of the reference pattern, onto the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDINGS SA
    Inventors: Eric Decoux, Dave Vuistiner
  • PATTERN FOR CODING A NUMERICAL INFORMATION ITEM ON A SURFACE AND MARKING AND READING METHODS
    Publication number: 20140284385
    Abstract: A pattern for coding numerical a information item on a surface, including a specific arrangement of a plurality of symbols belonging to a set of symbols (ENS1), and each symbol in the arrangement being intended for the coding of a portion of said numerical information item, wherein each symbol includes at least one differential pair of elements (E1, E2) positioned in a specific way, each element being characterized by a parameter, the parameter of the first element of each differential pair having a first value and the parameter of the second element of each differential pair having a second value different from the first value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Eric Decoux, Dave Vuistiner
  • TWO-DIMENSIONAL IDENTIFICATION PATTERN, ARTICLE INCLUDING SUCH A PATTERN, AND METHODS FOR MARKING AND IDENTIFYING SUCH A PATTERN
    Publication number: 20130168451
    Abstract: A method for marking an article with an identification pattern which may include information relating to the article and/or to the use thereof, the method including: defining an alphabet of a plurality of symbols; defining, for each symbol, at least two valid states and at least one invalid state; developing a reference pattern including a set of symbols from the alphabet; developing at least one representation of the reference pattern by allocating a specific valid state to each symbol of the reference pattern; and applying a marking, reproducing the representation of the reference pattern, onto the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Eric Decoux, Dave Vuistiner