Patents by Inventor Frank Kappe
Frank Kappe 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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Publication number: 20200293024Abstract: An on-demand digital manufacturing platform receives digital design files for a product and analyzes producibility of the product by at least one digital manufacturing technology based on whether a set of attributes of the digital design files satisfies producibility requirements for the manufacturing technology. If the attributes do not satisfy the producibility requirements, the platform generates a modified digital design that satisfies the producibility requirements. A customer can place an order for the product from the platform. In response, the platform selects a target fabrication machine to manufacture the product. The target fabrication machine can be selected based at least in part on a determined match between specifications of the target fabrication machine and fabrication parameters that are associated with manufacturing of the product based on the modified digital design. The modified design can then be sent to the target fabrication machine to manufacture the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Gerhard Pail, Frank Kappe
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Patent number: 7488002Abstract: Security and/or value document, with security features and with a verification element for verifying the security feature is disclosed. Integrated into the security and/or value document at different positions is at least one verification element and at least one security feature to be verified by the verification element. When the verification element and the security feature are only superimposed, verification takes place.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Securency Pty LimitedInventors: Benedikt H. Ahlers, Frank Kappe, Roland Gutmann, Ralf Paugstadt, Armim Franz-Burgholz
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Patent number: 7252790Abstract: Zinc sulfide electroluminophores are prepared from solutions of zinc salts with hydrogen sulfide. The zinc sulfide compounds are mixed with activator and coactivator compounds to produce luminophores, and the mixtures are fired in the presence of fixing agents. These fired materials are then treated in an acid bath, washed, neutralized, and optionally filtered and dried.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignees: Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH, Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Frank Kappe, Benedikt Ahlers, Arnim Franz-Burgholz, Hans-Jurgen Limburg, Detlef Starick, Monika Voh
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Patent number: 7248730Abstract: An apparatus configured to discriminate the genuineness of a certified paper by exposing the paper to a light source and transporting the paper through an environment of an alternating-current electromagnetic field. Light detectors detect the light reflected from the paper and the light emitted by a fluorescent ink on the paper and output a waveform corresponding to the intensity of the detected light, reflected light, and the detected emitted light as the paper is scanned. The resulting waveforms are used to discriminate the genuineness of the paper. The fluorescent light and reflected light can be optically split and directed to separate detecting devices. Furthermore, the alternating-current electromagnetic field can be controlled by a voltage controller and configured to be driven only when the sensor detects light from the fluorescent ink.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Toru Matsui, Benedikt Ahlers, Anett Bailleu, Roland Gutmann, Frank Kappe
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Patent number: 7242796Abstract: An apparatus for discriminating the genuineness of a security mark is provided having a first light detecting element for detecting a light emitted from a luminescent ink of the security mark placed in a specified environment and a second light detecting element for detecting a reflected light from a non-luminescent ink of the security mark. The first and second light detecting elements detect the light from the same location of a bank note. A third light detecting element detects the light intensity of a light emitted from a monitor mark that can be compared with a preset reference light intensity to calculate a deviation from the reference light intensity. The output of the first light detecting element can be converted into a corrected output value corresponding to the calculated deviation. The genuineness of the bank note can be discriminated based on the corrected output value.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Toru Matsui, Benedikt Ahlers, Anett Bailleu, Roland Gutmann, Frank Kappe
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Publication number: 20060230980Abstract: Zinc sulfide electroluminophores are prepared from solutions of zinc salts with hydrogen sulfide. The zinc sulfide compounds are mixed with activator and coactivator compounds to produce luminophores, and the mixtures are fired in the presence of fixing agents. These fired materials are then treated in an acid bath, washed, neutralized, and optionally filtered and dried.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicants: (1) LEUCHTSOFFWERK BREITUNGEN GMBH, (2) BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBHInventors: Frank Kappe, Benedikt Ahlers, Arnim Franz-Burgholz, Hans-Jurgen Limburg, Detlef Starick, Monika Voh
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Patent number: 7067071Abstract: Zinc sulfide electroluminophores are prepared from solutions of zinc salts with hydrogen sulfide. The zinc sulfide compounds are mixed with activator and coactivator compounds to produce luminophores, and the mixtures are fired in the presence of fixing agents. These fired materials are then treated in an acid bath, washed, neutralized, and optionally filtered and dried.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2000Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignees: Bundesdruckeri GmbH, Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbHInventors: Frank Kappe, Benedikt Ahlers, Arnim Franz-Burgholz, Hans-Jürgen Limburg, Detlef Starick, Monika Voh
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Publication number: 20050057036Abstract: The present invention relates to a security document and/or value document, in particular banknote, with security features and with a verification element for verifying the security feature. The object of the present invention, to develop a generically compliant security document and/or value document, in which security against forgery is increased and the document can be inspected for genuinity more easily and without the use of external aids, is accomplished in that at least one verification element 2 and at least one security feature 3 to be verifiable by this verification element 2 are integrated into the document 1 in various positions, whereby the verification element 2 and the security element 3 are brought over each other only when verification is to take place.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Benedikt Ahlers, Frank Kappe, Roland Gutmann, Ralf Paugstadt, Armim Franz-Burgholz
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Patent number: 6827283Abstract: The invention relates especially to a method for producing a product that is secure against fraud, i.e. a security product.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2003Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Orga Kartensysteme GmbHInventors: Frank Kappe, Dirk Fischer, Lothar Fannasch, Michael Hennemeyer-Schwenker, Mathias Schumacher
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Publication number: 20040051300Abstract: A discriminating apparatus is provided with a first light detecting element (521) for detecting a light emitted from a luminescent ink of a security mark upon being placed in a specified environment, a second light detecting element (531) for detecting a reflected light from a nonluminescent ink of the security mark, the first and second light detecting elements (521, 531) being so arranged as to detect the lights from the same position of a bank note (M), a third light detecting element (522) for detecting a light emitted from the monitor mark (M4), a light intensity comparing means (80a) for comparing a light intensity detected by the third light detecting element (531) with a preset reference light intensity to calculate a deviation from the reference light intensity, a light intensity converting means (80b) for converting an output value from the first light detecting element (521) into a corrected output value corresponding to the deviation, and a genuineness discrimination means (80c) for discriminatingType: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Inventors: Toru Matsui, Benedikt Ahlers, Anett Bailleu, Roland Gutmann, Frank Kappe
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Publication number: 20040035932Abstract: A discriminating apparatus is provided with an alternating voltage applying means for applying an alternating voltage to specified electrodes, a light detecting device (51) for detecting a light from a light collecting spot P of a bank note M being transported in an environment of an alternating-current electromagnetic field, an optically splitting means for splitting the light detected by the light detecting means into a light from a fluorescent ink and an other light, an alternating voltage control means for controlling driving of the alternating voltage applying means, and a genuineness discriminating means for discriminating the genuineness of the bank note M based on an output value of the light detecting device (51), wherein the alternating voltage control means drives the alternating voltage applying means only when the light detecting means is discriminated to be detecting the light from the fluorescent ink based on a result of optical splitting by the optical splitting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Anett Bailleu, Benedikt Ahlers, Roland Gutmann, Frank Kappe
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Publication number: 20040007625Abstract: The invention relates especially to a method for producing a product that is secure against fraud, i.e. a security product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Frank Kappe, Dirk Fischer, Lothar Fannasch, Michael Hennenmeyer Schwenker, Matthias Schumacher
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Publication number: 20030231209Abstract: A data processing system comprising means for determining a similarity between subcollections, means for determining first coordinates to the subcollections in accordance with the similarity and means for locating areas to the subcollections and a collection comprising these subcollections. There are further provided means for positioning the areas of the first and second subcollections within the area of the collection in accordance with the coordinates of the first and second subcollections, means for calculating a further similarity between first and second information elements and means for positioning the first and second information elements within the area of the respective subcollection comprising the first and second information element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Inventors: Frank Kappe, Vedran Sabol, Wolfgang Kienreich
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Publication number: 20030230816Abstract: A secured document contains at least two sets of information on an information layer, the sets of information providing different informational contents when the data carrier is viewed from different angles. The document contains an optically active microstructure having at least two different regions which are transparent, wherein one region has a diffraction structure and the other region is free of diffraction structures. The sets of information which are to be read are disposed in regions beneath the microstructure. The microstructure may comprise a hologram-like sheet in which a grid-like diffraction structure is embossed by means of an embossing punch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Frank Kappe, Manfred Paeschke, Hermann Hecker, Gerhard Hochenbleicher, Ernst-Bernhard Kley, Karsten Zollner
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Patent number: 6659351Abstract: A security feature is provided for value and security documents in the form of piezo security particles. Electrical and mechanical properties of the piezo-security particles are utilized to detect and evaluate the security feature of the value and security document.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2000Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Anett Bailleu, Frank Kappe
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Patent number: 6600416Abstract: The invention relates to a device for validating authenticity features on documents of value and security documents, especially bank notes, personal documents, plastic cards and similar. The device consists of an automatic testing apparatus into which the bank notes for testing are fed and hereby run through a detector device. The detector device is suitable for detecting and evaluating the electroluminescent properties of the authenticity features.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2001Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Frank Kappe, Benedikt Ahlers, Roland Gutmann, Arnim Franz-Burgholz, Anett Bailleu
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Patent number: 6530527Abstract: A value or security product such as a banknote, ID card or the like, is provided with luminescent security elements which are excitable in an electromagnetic alternating field. A production method of applying the required colors and substances to the value or security product is also provided. Also included is a respective security technology arrangement for visual and machine-operated detection of authenticity, where electrical fields in particular and optical radiation, preferably in the UV wavelength range, are used to excite so-called phosphorous colors, and additional optical effects in the visible UV wavelength range can be achieved by secondary excitation mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1999Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: BundesdruckereiInventors: Benedikt Ahlers, Arnim Franz-Burgholz, Roland Gutmann, Wolfgang Schmidt, Frank Kappe
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Publication number: 20020117845Abstract: The present invention relates to a security document and/or value document, in particular banknote, with security features and with a verification element for verifying the security feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2002Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBHInventors: Benedikt H. Ahlers, Frank Kappe, Roland Gutmann, Ralf Paugstadt, Armim Franz-Burgholz
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Publication number: 20020033316Abstract: The invention relates to a device for validating authenticity features on documents of value and security documents, especially bank notes, personal documents, plastic cards and similar. The device consists of an automatic testing apparatus into which the bank notes for testing are fed and hereby run through a detector device. The detector device is suitable for detecting and evaluating the electroluminescent properties of the authenticity features.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Frank Kappe, Benedikt Ahlers, Roland Gutmann, Armin Franz-Burgholz, Anett Bailleu
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Patent number: 6234537Abstract: A security document with optically excitable dyes for authenticity checking. Dyes are applied to or embedded in the security documents. The dyes are advantageously embedded in a carrier material which in conjunction with the dyes forms a laser-active element. Certain optically excitable dyes are incorporated in a security document in such a way that when the security and/or sensitive document is optically excited, the dyes embedded in the security and/or sensitive document resonate with the material of the securities and secure documents, so that a well-defined narrow spectrum of all excited materials is emitted.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Roland Gutmann, Benedikt Ahlers, Frank Kappe, Ralf Paugstadt, Arnim Franz-Burgholz