Patents by Inventor Glenn O. Allgood

Glenn O. Allgood 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: 8403223
    Abstract: A taggant composition including a taggant material that is invisible in light of the visible spectrum and fluoresces under a non-visible excitation energy, a binder, and a solvent in which the taggant material and the binder are dissolved. The taggant composition can be printed or otherwise applied to a material such as fabric to provide a detectable and identifiable indicium. A method and apparatus for detecting and decoding the taggant indicium are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Linda A. Lewis, Glenn O. Allgood, Robert W. Smithwick, III
  • Publication number: 20120205449
    Abstract: A taggant composition including a taggant material that is invisible in light of the visible spectrum and fluoresces under a non-visible excitation energy, a binder, and a solvent in which the taggant material and the binder are dissolved. The taggant composition can be printed or otherwise applied to a material such as fabric to provide a detectable and identifiable indicium. A method and apparatus for detecting and decoding the taggant indicium are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Linda A. Lewis, Glenn O. Allgood, Robert W. Smithwick, III
  • Patent number: 5825501
    Abstract: A structure and yarn sensor for fabric directly determines pick density in a fabric thereby allowing fabric length and velocity to be calculated from a count of the picks made by the sensor over known time intervals. The structure and yarn sensor is also capable of detecting full length woven defects and fabric. As a result, an inexpensive on-line pick (or course) density measurement can be performed which allows a loom or knitting machine to be adjusted by either manual or automatic means to maintain closer fiber density tolerances. Such a sensor apparatus dramatically reduces fabric production costs and significantly improves fabric consistency and quality for woven or knitted fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Mee, Glenn O. Allgood, Larry R. Mooney, Michael G. Duncan, John C. Turner, Dale A. Treece