Concealed identification symbols and nondestructive determination of the identification symbols
Abstract
The concealing of one or more identification symbols into a target object and the subsequent determination or reading of such symbols through non-destructive testing is described. The symbols can be concealed in a manner so that they are not visible to the human eye and/or cannot be readily revealed to the human eye without damage or destruction of the target object. The identification symbols can be determined after concealment by e.g., the compilation of multiple X-ray images. As such, the present invention can also provide e.g., a deterrent to theft and the recovery of lost or stolen objects.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1158926
- Patent Number(s):
- 8837672
- Application Number:
- 13/465,626
- Assignee:
- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
G - PHYSICS G07 - CHECKING-DEVICES G07D - HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Citation Formats
Nance, Thomas A., and Gibbs, Kenneth M. Concealed identification symbols and nondestructive determination of the identification symbols. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Nance, Thomas A., & Gibbs, Kenneth M. Concealed identification symbols and nondestructive determination of the identification symbols. United States.
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"Concealed identification symbols and nondestructive determination of the identification symbols". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1158926.
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title = {Concealed identification symbols and nondestructive determination of the identification symbols},
author = {Nance, Thomas A. and Gibbs, Kenneth M.},
abstractNote = {The concealing of one or more identification symbols into a target object and the subsequent determination or reading of such symbols through non-destructive testing is described. The symbols can be concealed in a manner so that they are not visible to the human eye and/or cannot be readily revealed to the human eye without damage or destruction of the target object. The identification symbols can be determined after concealment by e.g., the compilation of multiple X-ray images. As such, the present invention can also provide e.g., a deterrent to theft and the recovery of lost or stolen objects.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2014},
month = {9}
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