Patents by Inventor Karen Cunningham

Karen Cunningham 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 manufacturing a security item
    Patent number: 6942749
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a security item comprises extruding or casting a polymer plastics substrate and, during the forming process, introducing a security thread into the substrate. The security thread is embedded to different depths in the substrate so as to generate a windowed effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: De La Rue International Limited
    Inventors: Karen Cunningham, Jonathan Brian Marx
  • Depositing items of value
    Publication number: 20050086140
    Abstract: A method of depositing items of value, the method comprising 1) receiving (30) a tamperevident and coded container holding the items of value, the code relating to the content of the container; 2) verifying (32) that the package has been received in an acceptable manner, and, if it has (36), 3) either incrementing (38) an account with the value of the items of value in the container by reference to the code and without opening the container, or, if the account has previously been incremented, leaving the account unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Phillip Ireland, Alexander James, Karen Cunningham, Pietro Armanini, Simon Calverley
  • Method of manufacturing a security item
    Publication number: 20020167692
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a security item comprises casting a polymer plastics substrate. During the casting process, a security material such as a thread is supplied which is embedded in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Karen Cunningham
  • Method of manufacturing a security item
    Publication number: 20020166624
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a security item comprises extruding or casting a polymer plastics substrate and, during the forming process, introducing a security thread into the substrate. The security thread is embedded to different depths in the substrate so as to generate a windowed effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Karen Cunningham, Jonathan Brian Marx