Patents by Inventor Gerard Joseph Wilson

Gerard Joseph Wilson 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).

  • Method of verifying the authenticity of a security document and document for use in such a method
    Patent number: 6995383
    Abstract: Method of verifying the authenticity of a security document (1), the security document including a first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8) and an optical projection element (9) within or superposed with the first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8), the optical projection element (9) acting to transform a light beam (10a) passing from a light beam source through said first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8) into a patterned beam (11) of selected design, the method including the steps of: positioning the security document such that the light beam is transmitted through the first at least partially transparent portion and the patterned beam is projected onto a viewing surface (14), and verifying the presence of a patterned image by the impingement of the patterned beam on the viewing surface (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Securency Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Gerard Joseph Wilson, Paul Zientek
  • Method of verifying the authenticity of a security document and document for use in such a method
    Publication number: 20040206920
    Abstract: Method of verifying the authenticity of a security document (1), the security document including a first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8) and an optical projection element (9) within or superposed with the first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8), the optical projection element (9) acting to transform a light beam (10a) passing from a light beam source through said first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8) into a patterned beam (11) of selected design, the method including the steps of positioning the security document such that the light beam is transmitted through the first at least partially transparent portion and the patterned beam is projected onto a viewing surface (14), and verifying the presence of a patterned image by the impingement of the patterned beam on the viewing surface (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Securency Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerard Joseph Wilson, Paul Zientek
  • Method of verifying the authenticity of a security document and document for use in such a method
    Patent number: 6770898
    Abstract: Method of verifying the authenticity of a security document (1), the security document including a first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8) and an optical projection element (9) within or superposed with the first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8), the optical projection element (9) acting to transform a light beam (10a) passing from a light beam source through said first at least partially transparent portion (7, 8) into a patterned beam (11) of selected design, the method including the steps of: positioning the security document such that the light beam is transmitted through the first at least partially transparent portion and the patterned beam is projected onto a viewing surface (14), and verifying the presence of a patterned image by the impingement of the patterned beam on the viewing surface (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Securency Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerard Joseph Wilson, Paul Zientek