Patents by Inventor William T. Skukowski

William T. Skukowski 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).

  • UPC scannable marking composition and applications thereof
    Patent number: 4620877
    Abstract: A marking composition is provided which comprises a mixture of colored pigment, preferably red, and white pigment in amounts sufficient to provide an effective reflectance in the visible and infrared regions of from about 600 to about 1000 nm, e.g., a reflectance of at least 31.6 percent. The composition can therefore be suitable for the imprinting of indicia in a negative mode for reading by a code indicia scanning apparatus, e.g., such as those used in processing a Universal Product Code symbol. The present invention is particularly applicable to the marking of red product code symbols on a substrate which provides a background of low reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.
    Inventor: William T. Skukowski
  • UPC Scannable marking composition and applications thereof
    Patent number: 4513027
    Abstract: A marking composition is provided which comprises a mixture of colored pigment, preferably red, and white pigment in amounts sufficient to provide an effective reflectance in the visible and infrared regions of from about 600 to about 1000 nm, e.g., a reflectance of at least 31.6 percent. The composition can therefore be suitable for the imprinting of indicia in a negative mode for reading by a code indicia scanning apparatus, e.g., such as those used in processing a Universal Product Code symbol. The present invention is particularly applicable to the marking of red product code symbols on a substrate which provides a background of low reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.
    Inventor: William T. Skukowski
  • UPC Scannable marking composition and applications thereof
    Patent number: 4431693
    Abstract: A marking composition is provided which comprises a mixture of colored pigment, preferably red, and white pigment in amounts sufficient to provide an effective reflectance in the visible and infrared regions of from about 600 to about 1000 nm, e.g., a reflectance of at least 31.6 percent. The composition can therefore be suitable for the imprinting of indicia in a negative mode for reading by a code indicia scanning apparatus, e.g., such as those used in processing a Universal Product Code symbol. The present invention is particularly applicable to the marking of red product code symbols on a substrate which provides a background of low reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.
    Inventor: William T. Skukowski