Structurally encoded component and method of manufacturing structurally encoded component
OwnerBrian Kieserinventor
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Abstract
A structurally encoded component stores identification data and comprises a readable body. The readable body comprises at least one detectable element and indicia as a plurality of detectable elements disposed within the structurally encoded component. The indicia are discernible by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
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A structurally encoded component storing identification data, said structurally encoded component comprising:
- a readable body defining a plurality of planes, wherein each of said planes comprises separately readable indicia such that said indicia are discernible by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, wherein said indicia comprise at least two sets of data that can be read from at least two different respective directions with respect to said readable body, and wherein each of said planes comprising said separately readable indicia is subsurface of the structurally encoded component.
A structurally encoded component storing identification data, said structurally encoded component comprising:
- a readable body defining a plurality of linking structures, each of said linking structures having at least one of a predetermined size and orientation, said linking structures being interconnected to substantially form said readable body, and said linking structures forming predetermined indicia such that said indicia are discernible by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, and wherein said predetermined indicia are subsurface of the structurally encoded component.
A structurally encoded component storing identification data, said structurally encoded component comprising:
- a readable body comprising at least one detectable element and indicia as a plurality of detectable elements disposed within said structurally encoded component such that said indicia are discernible by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, and wherein said plurality of detectable elements is subsurface of the structurally encoded component.
A method of manufacturing a structurally encoded component, comprising:
- printing a first material onto a first surface to create a first printed layer,
- printing said first material onto said first printed layer to create a second printed layer, wherein at least one of said printing said first material onto said first surface and said printing said first material onto said first printed layer comprises printing encoded indicia, and wherein said encoded indicia are subsurface of the structurally encoded component.
A method of manufacturing a structurally encoded component, comprising:
- printing a first material onto a first surface to create a first printed layer,
- printing a second material onto said first printed layer to create a second printed layer, wherein at least one of said printing said first material onto said first surface and said printing said second material onto said first printed layer comprises printing encoded indicia, and wherein said encoded indicia are subsurface of the structurally encoded component.
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