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US 11,884,042 B2Granted
Securely coded wrapping
AssigneeHall Labs LLC
InventorsDavid R. Hall, Jared Eggett, David Brent Noel
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Abstract
Systems and methods for securely identifying an item are disclosed. The method includes receiving an item, selecting a plastic wrap that is opaque and that includes a random pattern of markings, and wrapping the item with the plastic wrap, which protects the protects the item frons visual inspection with the opaque plastic and that secures the item with a unique fingerprint/code formed from the random pattern of markings.
Claims18
A method for securely identifying an item, comprising:
- receiving an item, wherein the item has a first face and a second face;
- selecting a plastic wrap, wherein the plastic wrap includes a plurality of random markings;
- wrapping the item a first time with the plastic wrap to provide a first wrap on the item, wherein the first wrap covers a first portion of the first face of the item and a third portion of the second face of the item;
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- wrapping the item a second time with the plastic wrap to provide a second wrap on the item, wherein the second wrap covers a second portion of the first face of the item and a fourth portion of the second face of the item, wherein the first portion of the first face of the item and the second portion of the first face of the item are different, wherein the third portion of the second face of the item and the fourth portion of the second face of the item are different, wherein the plurality of random markings in the plastic wrap of the first wrap in combination with the plurality of random markings in the plastic wrap of the second wrap forms a first unique fingerprint on the first face of the item and a second unique fingerprint on the second face of the item, and wherein the first unique fingerprint and the second unique fingerprint are different.
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A device for securely identifying an item, comprising:
- a platform that supports an item, wherein the item has a first face and a second face,
- plastic wrap, wherein the plastic wrap includes a plurality of random markings;
- a plastic wrapping mechanism, wherein the plastic wrapping mechanism directs the application of the plastic wrap on the item to wrap the item, wherein the plastic wrapping mechanism:
- wraps the item a first time with the plastic wrap to provide a first wrap on the item, wherein the first wrap covers a first portion of the first face of the item and a third portion of the second face of the item, and
- wraps the item a second time with the plastic wrap to provide a second wrap on the item, wherein the second wrap covers a second portion of the first face of the item and a fourth portion of the second face of the item, wherein the first portion of the first face of the item and the second portion of the first face of the item are different, wherein the third portion of the second face of the item and the fourth portion of the second face of the item are different wherein the plurality of random markings in the plastic wrap of the first wrap in combination with the plurality of random markings in the plastic wrap of the second wrap forms a first unique fingerprint on the first face of the item and a second unique fingerprint on the second face of the item, and wherein the first unique fingerprint and the second unique fingerprint are different;
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- an actuator, that actuates at least one of the platform and the plastic wrapping mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.