Patents by Inventor Fred J. Behringer

Fred J. Behringer 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).

  • Patent number: 7079230
    Abstract: A portable authentication device and method of authenticating products or packaging by analyzing key ingredients on products or on product packaging is disclosed. Light-sensitive compounds can be used to identify the product or product packaging. The product or product package may include visible or invisible ink containing a particular light-sensitive compound. The ink may be printed in one or more locations on the product or product packaging to produce an authentication mark, such as a bar code. The device includes an assembly for providing a source of light to irradiate the ink containing the light-sensitive compound on the sample product or product package, an optical detector to detect certain spectral properties emitted or absorbed by the irradiated ink and a controller to determine the authenticity of the sample product or product package by comparing the emitted or absorbed properties to a standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Chemical B.V.
    Inventors: Henry F. McInerney, Richard H. Selinfreund, Rakesh Vig, Richard P. Gill, Fred J. Behringer, J. Christopher Philips, Jeffrey M. Drew