Patents by Inventor Frank Nikolaus

Frank Nikolaus 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).

  • OBJECT AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170307365
    Abstract: A device for authentication, which is capable of producing a topographic pattern image based on a microstructure of a paper-based artifact. The topographic pattern image of the microstructure of the paper-based artifacts is used for authentication of the paper-based artifacts. The device includes an illumination channel comprising a light source and a light director configured to bend the light beam produced by the light source. The device also includes an imaging channel comprising at least one lens configured to magnify the topographic pattern created by the light beam and an image capturing mechanism to capture the topographic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Paper DNA AG
    Inventors: Johan Bergqvist, Erik Bohlin, Frank Nikolaus