Patents by Inventor Stefanie Funke

Stefanie Funke 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 FOR THE DETECTION OF MODIFIED INFORMATION PATTERNS OF A CAPACITIVE INFORMATION CARRIER BY THE USE OF CAPACITIVE DETECTION MEANS
    Publication number: 20210174035
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the detection of modified information patterns of a capacitive information carrier comprising at least one electrically conductive material forming at least one modifiable electrically conductive pattern, wherein information is encoded within the characteristics of the electrically conductive pattern. The method comprises at least the steps of modifying the characteristics of the electrically conductive pattern and capacitively detecting a second information pattern encoded within the characteristics of the modified electrically conductive pattern. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a capacitive information carrier for use in the method according to the invention and a method for manufacturing a capacitive information carrier for use in the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Touchcode Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Keller, Terrance Z. Kaiserman, Tayler L. Kaiserman, Michael A. Brody, John Gentile, Anthony Gentile, Wayne L. Nemeth, Karin Weigelt, Matthias Foerster, Stefanie Funke
  • METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF MODIFIED INFORMATION PATTERNS OF A CAPACITIVE INFORMATION CARRIER BY THE USE OF CAPACITIVE DETECTION MEANS
    Publication number: 20180129832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the detection of modified information patterns of a capacitive information carrier comprising at least one electrically conductive material forming at least one modifiable electrically conductive pattern, wherein information is encoded within the characteristics of the electrically conductive pattern. The method comprises at least the steps of modifying the characteristics of the electrically conductive pattern and capacitively detecting a second information pattern encoded within the characteristics of the modified electrically conductive pattern. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a capacitive information carrier for use in the method according to the invention and a method for manufacturing a capacitive information carrier for use in the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Joachim Keller, Terrance Z. Kaiserman, Tayler Kaiserman, Michael A. Brody, John Gentile, Anthony Gentile, Wayne L. Nemeth, Karin Weigeelt, Stefanie Funke
  • CAPACITIVE INFORMATION CARRIER PATTERN INTEGRATED INTO PRINT PRODUCT ARTWORK
    Publication number: 20170308777
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a planar, capacitive information carrier comprising a graphic artwork and electrically conductive areas forming a code layout wherein the graphic artwork and code layout coincide. The coincidence of the graphic artwork and code layout makes it difficult for a user of the information carrier to differentiate between the aesthetic and functional parts of the information carrier. The information carrier may also comprise inactive electrically conductive elements for further distracting the attention of said user from the functional code layout. In another aspect, the invention relates to information carrier and a method for reading out an information carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Stefanie Funke, Jan Thiele, Sascha Voigt, Karin Weigelt