Patents by Inventor Ian William Bain

Ian William Bain 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).

  • Authentication of articles
    Patent number: 9355296
    Abstract: Authentication apparatus (1, 100) and methods which authenticate an item (4, 110) responsive to the detection that a portion of the item has one or more predetermined characteristics, the said predetermined characteristics comprising either or both the thickness of the said portion of the item, and the thickness of one or more layers within the said portion of the item, determined by optically-based thickness measuring apparatus (6, 102-108). The item may be a product and the portion of the item may be a sheet of packaging material. The item may be a security document and the portion of the item may be a sheet of security document substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian William Bain, David Faichnie, Ketil Karstad
  • Authentication apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 8582088
    Abstract: Authentication apparatus (1, 100) and methods which authenticate an item (4, 110) responsive to the detection that a portion of the item has one or more predetermined characteristics, the said predetermined characteristics comprising either or both the thickness of the said portion of the item, and the thickness of one or more layers within the said portion of the item, determined by optically-based thickness measuring apparatus (6, 102-108). The item may be a product and the portion of the item may be a sheet of packaging material. The item may be a security document and the portion of the item may be a sheet of security document substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Innovia Films SARL
    Inventors: Ian William Bain, David Faichnie, Ketil Karstad
  • AUTHENTICATION OF ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20130280506
    Abstract: Authentication apparatus (1, 100) and methods which authenticate an item (4, 110) responsive to the detection that a portion of the item has one or more predetermined characteristics, the said predetermined characteristics comprising either or both the thickness of the said portion of the item, and the thickness of one or more layers within the said portion of the item, determined by optically-based thickness measuring apparatus (6, 102-108). The item may be a product and the portion of the item may be a sheet of packaging material. The item may be a security document and the portion of the item may be a sheet of security document substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Ian William Bain, David Faichnie, Ketil Karstad
  • Authentication Apparatus and Methods
    Publication number: 20120314207
    Abstract: Authentication apparatus (1, 100) and methods which authenticate an item (4, 110) responsive to the detection that a portion of the item has one or more predetermined characteristics, the said predetermined characteristics comprising either or both the thickness of the said portion of the item, and the thickness of one or more layers within the said portion of the item, determined by optically-based thickness measuring apparatus (6, 102-108). The item may be a product and the portion of the item may be a sheet of packaging material. The item may be a security document and the portion of the item may be a sheet of security document substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Innovia Films SARL
    Inventors: Ian William Bain, David Faichnie, Ketil Karstad