Product authentication code
OwnerDru Reschkeinventor
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Abstract
A code attached to a product for validating the authenticity of the product comprising a grid of selectively placed dots to encode a unique serial number for identifying the product. Adjacent vertical dots are joined together to form lines with rounded ends, to allow for human comparison of codes. The dots and rounded lines allow the code to be machine read even when scratched or marked.
Claims12
An authentication code attached to a product for validating the authenticity of the product, the code comprising a grid of primary data points with adjacent data points being separated by a pitch distance and with dots selectively placed on the grid to encode a unique serial number for identifying the product, the dots being of a dot diameter which is less than the pitch distance, wherein adjacent dots in a direction are selectively joined together by joins to form lines with rounded ends.
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