Patents by Inventor Steven McElwee

Steven McElwee 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).

  • Systems, methods, and apparatus for marking, verifying, and authenticating consumer products
    Patent number: 9069069
    Abstract: Methods for marking a consumer good at a distribution point are described that enable field authentication of the consumer good at an authentication point without connection to a remote database. Methods for authenticating a marked consumer good are described by scanning encrypted indicia without connecting to a remote database are described. Authentication methods for marked consumer goods, apparatus for carrying out the authentication methods, and systems based on the authentication methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: The Standard Register Company
    Inventors: Robert Freund, Steven McElwee, Daniel Thaxton
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING, VERIFYING, AND AUTHENTICATING CONSUMER PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20140122889
    Abstract: Methods for marking a consumer good at a distribution point are described that enable field authentication of the consumer good at an authentication point without connection to a remote database. Methods for authenticating a marked consumer good are described by scanning encrypted indicia without connecting to a remote database are described. Authentication methods for marked consumer goods, apparatus for carrying out the authentication methods, and systems based on the authentication methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Freund, Steven McElwee, Daniel Thaxton