Patents

US 11884042 B2: Securely coded wrapping

Granted
2024-01-30
Filed
2021-01-11 application 17146433
Type
Utility · 18 claims
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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.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240130.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Hall Labs LLC 302 patentsUS company or organizationProvo, UTHall Labs LLC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and statePVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
David R. HallProvo, UT859PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Jared EggettLehi, UT6PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
David Brent NoelOrem, UT5PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, formB32B27/08PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B65BMachines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpackingB65B11/025PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packagesB65D2203/00PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.

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