Patents by Inventor Frank Pitter

Frank Pitter 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).

  • Security element for securing documents of value
    Patent number: 9336640
    Abstract: The invention relates to a security element for securing documents of value. Along the security element a portion of a magnetic coding with first and second coding elements is arranged. The coding elements are arranged along a predetermined direction, wherein the first coding element continuously has along the predetermined direction a first magnetic region with a first coercive field strength and the second coding element has at least one first gap region and one second magnetic region with a second coercive field strength. At least one of the first magnetic regions is directly adjacent to at least one of the second magnetic regions. The sum of the lengths of the directly adjacent first and second magnetic regions amounts to a maximum of 8 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schützmann, Wolfgang Rauscher, Manfred Heim, Friedrich Kretschmar, Frank Pitter, Dieter Stein
  • SECURITY ELEMENT FOR SECURING DOCUMENTS OF VALUE
    Publication number: 20100219245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a security element for securing documents of value. Along the security element a portion of a magnetic coding with first and second coding elements is arranged. The coding elements are arranged along a predetermined direction, wherein the first coding element continuously has along the predetermined direction a first magnetic region with a first coercive field strength and the second coding element has at least one first gap region and one second magnetic region with a second coercive field strength. At least one of the first magnetic regions is directly adjacent to at least one of the second magnetic regions. The sum of the lengths of the directly adjacent first and second magnetic regions amounts to a maximum of 8 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schützmann, Wolfgang Rauscher, Manfred Heim, Friedrich Kretschmar, Frank Pitter, Dieter Stein