Patents by Inventor Sean Magnus Malmberg

Sean Magnus Malmberg 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).

  • Optical Devices Comprising Microlenses and Laser-Fabricated Patterns or Structures, Their Manufacture and Use
    Publication number: 20240168202
    Abstract: Disclosed are optical devices suitable as security devices for document authentication, which comprise at least one array of patterns such as laser-fabricated patterns, or other structures, optionally formed for example from elongate laser-modified tracks extending within a document substrate. The patterns are combined with at least one array of microlenses to cause certain optical effects. Also disclosed are the use of such devices for document authentication, and methods for their production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicants: Bank of Canada, The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Charles Douglas Macpherson, Badr Omrane, Sean Magnus Malmberg, Peter Herman, Stephen Paulchi Ho, Ehsan Alimohammadian
  • Diffractive structures within polymer substrates, their manufacture and use
    Patent number: 11884091
    Abstract: Disclosed are optical devices suitable as security devices for document authentication, which comprise at least one two-dimensional array of elongate laser-modified tracks extending within a document substrate that have a distinct optical refractive index compared to the unmodified substrate, which can exhibit excellent diffractive effects. Also disclosed are the use of such devices for document authentication and methods for their production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Bank of Canada, The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Charles Douglas Macpherson, Badr Omrane, Peter Herman, Stephen Ho, Sean Magnus Malmberg
  • Diffractive Structures Within Polymer Substrates, Their Manufacture and Use
    Publication number: 20220258523
    Abstract: Disclosed are optical devices suitable as security devices for document authentication, which comprise at least one two-dimensional array of elongate laser-modified tracks extending within a document substrate that have a distinct optical refractive index compared to the unmodified substrate, which can exhibit excellent diffractive effects. Also disclosed are the use of such devices for document authentication and methods for their production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Douglas Macpherson, Badr Omrane, Peter Herman, Stephen Ho, Sean Magnus Malmberg