Patents by Inventor Mark Dobbs

Mark Dobbs 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: 8545766
    Abstract: A counterfeit currency detector including a tubular body having a forward end and a rearward end, a contact assembly mounted at the forward end of the tubular body, and a counterfeit solution applicator mounted at the rearward end of the tubular body. The contact assembly includes an ultraviolet light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Dri-Mark Products
    Inventor: Mark Dobbs
  • Patent number: 8531652
    Abstract: A counterfeit detection apparatus is formed as a desktop currency detector which has a slim configuration and a small footprint on the order of about 175 mm×100 mm. The desktop counterfeit detector provides white light that can shine from below a currency bill that is placed on its translucent cover and also provides and overhead UV lamp which is situated approximately 30 mm above the translucent light table. The detector also provides a compartment for a counterfeit detector pen which contains a special ink formulation that can apply a color changing test mark to a currency bill to test its reaction with the paper to determine its genuineness. Thus, the detector provides a three-test opportunity to check the genuineness of a currency bill by white light, UV light and a specially formulated ink suitable for checking the paper stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Dri-Mark Products
    Inventors: Dwight Haas, Mark Dobbs, Jeffrey Kelsoe
  • Publication number: 20130078162
    Abstract: A counterfeit currency detector including a tubular body having a forward end and a rearward end, a contact assembly mounted at the forward end of the tubular body, and a counterfeit solution applicator mounted at the rearward end of the tubular body. The contact assembly includes an ultraviolet light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventor: Mark DOBBS
  • Patent number: 8406499
    Abstract: A counterfeit currency detector including a tubular body having a forward end and a rearward end, a contact assembly mounted at the forward end of the tubular body, and a counterfeit solution applicator mounted at the rearward end of the tubular body. The contact assembly includes an ultraviolet light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dri-Mark Products
    Inventor: Mark Dobbs
  • Publication number: 20120257189
    Abstract: A counterfeit detection apparatus is formed as a desktop currency detector which has a slim configuration and a small footprint on the order of about 175 mm×100 mm. The desktop counterfeit detector provides white light that can shine from below a currency bill that is placed on its translucent cover and also provides and overhead UV lamp which is situated approximately 30 mm above the translucent light table. The detector also provides a compartment for a counterfeit detector pen which contains a special ink formulation that can apply a color changing test mark to a currency bill to test its reaction with the paper to determine its genuineness. Thus, the detector provides a three-test opportunity to check the genuineness of a currency bill by white light, UV light and a specially formulated ink suitable for checking the paper stock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: DRI-MARK PRODUCTS
    Inventors: Dwight HAAS, Mark DOBBS, Jeffrey KELSOE
  • Publication number: 20100233668
    Abstract: A dry erase board is provided wherein the erasable surface is vacuum-formed and heat sealed to a coated paper panel, forming a blister pack with a semi-rigid body. To this end, a dry erase board that is integral with its packaging is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kelsoe, Mark Dobbs
  • Patent number: 7715613
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) detector for detecting and verifying the authenticity of documents placed therein and exposed to UV light and white light backlighting. The UV detector includes a detector housing, and a viewing chamber having a viewing mirror mounted therein for viewing documents. The detector housing also includes a document insertion slot for inserting documents into the viewing chamber adjacent to the viewing mirror. The detector housing further includes an LED holder for holding one or more LED'S to provide a source of UV light in the viewing chamber which is transmitted to the viewing mirror and to the documents for identifying UV activated features on the documents. Additionally, the detector housing includes an LED and translucent member disposed therein for providing diffuse visible white light for identifying watermarks on the documents. A user looks into the viewing chamber for viewing the UV activated features and watermarks on the documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Dobbs, Jeffrey Kelsoe, Dwight Haas
  • Publication number: 20100067776
    Abstract: A counterfeit currency detector including a tubular body having a forward end and a rearward end, a contact assembly mounted at the forward end of the tubular body, and a counterfeit solution applicator mounted at the rearward end of the tubular body. The contact assembly includes an ultraviolet light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Mark DOBBS
  • Publication number: 20080063252
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) detector for detecting and verifying the authenticity of documents placed therein and exposed to ultraviolet light and ambient (white light) backlighting. The UV detector includes a detector housing, and a viewing chamber having a viewing mirror mounted therein for viewing documents. The detector housing also includes a document insertion slot for inserting documents into the viewing chamber adjacent to the viewing mirror. The detector housing further includes an LED holder for holding one or more LED's therein to provide a source of UV light in the viewing chamber which is transmitted to the viewing mirror and to the documents for identifying UV activated features on the documents, including UV holographic images and/or UV activated inks on the documents that are illuminated. The user looks into the viewing chamber for viewing the UV activated features on the viewing mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Dobbs, Jeffrey Lamar Kelsoe, Dwight Haas
  • Patent number: 6688792
    Abstract: A stacked marker is formed by stacking individual stackable markers where each stackable marker is a fully functional marker and each stackable marker can be selected for use and then reassembled to store the restackable marker. Each stackable marker is originally assembled as an otherwise ordinary marker, but with a temporary utility cap, which, upon being inserted into a rear receptacle in another marker, is left therein to form the permanent cap for other markers. When fully assembled, the stacked marker becomes a multi-unit final assembly that affords one the use of a plurality of different types of markers that are snapped together during non-use and taken apart to select individual markers during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Dri Mark Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Reichmann, Mark Dobbs
  • Patent number: D666514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Dri-Mark Products
    Inventors: Dwight Haas, Mark Dobbs, Jeffrey Kelsoe