Method for authenticating a textile product and a thread and a woven label usable therewith
AssigneeNocopi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsArshavir Gundjian, Abraham Kuruvilla
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Abstract
A method for authenticating a textile product, wherein a colorless composition is applied to at least one portion of at least one thread of the textile product. The composition comprises one of a pair of a colorformer and an activator which react when mixed to produce a spectral response. The textile product is authenticated as genuine by applying the other of the pair of the colorformer and activator to at least one portion of the at least one thread to produce the spectral response. The textile product may be a thread or a woven label.
Claims16
A method for authenticating a textile product, comprising the steps of:
- applying a colorless composition to at least one portion of at least one thread constituting a textile product, wherein the composition comprises at least one of a pair of a colorformer and an activator which react when mixed to produce a spectral response;
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- authenticating the textile product as genuine by mixing the other of the pair of the colorformer and activator at said at least one portion of the at least one thread in the presence of a solvent to produce the spectral response.
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