Patents by Inventor Robert W. Smithwick, III

Robert W. Smithwick, III 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).

  • Invisible-fluorescent identification tags for materials
    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
  • INVISIBLE-FLUORESCENT IDENTIFICATION TAGS FOR MATERIALS
    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