Patents by Inventor John Charles Taylor
John Charles Taylor 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).
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Publication number: 20240118502Abstract: An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Thomas Marcouiller, Christopher Charles Taylor, John T. Pfarr, Kristofer Bolster, Oscar Fernando Bran de Leon, Loren J. Mattson
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Publication number: 20130041288Abstract: An apparatus and method of monitoring healing and/or assessing mechanical stiffness of a bone fracture or the like is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: John Charles Taylor, Harold S. Taylor
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Patent number: 7040664Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material that includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window into register with the security device. The self-verification means may be an optical lens for reading an area of microprinting. In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter for viewing an area printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device may be polarizing windows or Moire inducing patterns.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Securency PTY LTDInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20040245765Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: Securency Party LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6761377Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window into register with the security device. The self-verification means may be an optical lens for reading an area of microprinting. In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter for viewing an area printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device may be polarizing windows or Moire inducing patterns.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20030193183Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20030193184Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to brings the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Securency Pty Ltd.Inventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20020185857Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarizing windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6467810Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window into register with the security device. The self-verification means may be an optical lens for reading an area of microprinting. In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter for viewing an area printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device may be polarizing windows or Moire inducing patterns.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20020008380Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarizing windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Applicant: Securency Pty Ltd.Inventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6273473Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet bas a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2000Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6062604Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1999Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Securency Pty Ltd.Inventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 5971984Abstract: An external fixator for positioning a first element or the like relative to a second element or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1998Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: John Charles Taylor, Gene Edward Austin, Harold S. Taylor
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Patent number: 5728095Abstract: An external fixator for positioning a first element or the like relative to a second element or the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1996Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Harold S. Taylor, John Charles Taylor