Patents by Inventor Frank R. Bowen, III

Frank R. Bowen, III 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).

  • Systems and methods for a self-identifying barcode
    Patent number: 9740907
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and software for encoding self-identifying barcode data. Selection criteria can be received from a user to encode the self-identifying barcode data. The selection criteria can comprise one or more of a barcode version, a product code, a location, a date, a serial number, and a checksum version. A checksum of the self-identifying barcode data can be calculated and determined whether the checksum is valid. If the checksum is valid, the checksum can be appended to the self-identifying barcode data. The self-identifying barcode data can be sent to an external device to generate a self-identifying barcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventor: Frank R. Bowen, III