Method of authenticating tagged polymers
First Claim
1. A method of authenticating that a test polymer is a tagged polymer, said tagged polymer comprising a substrate polymer, a compound comprising a forensic authentication marker, and a dynamic response authentication marker, said forensic authentication marker being present in the tagged polymer in an amount sufficient to be detected by a forensic analytical technique and said dynamic response authentication marker being present in an amount sufficient to be detected by a dynamic response analytical technique, said method comprising testing the test polymer for the forensic authentication marker using a forensic analytical technique, testing the test polymer for the dynamic response authentication marker using a dynamic response analytical technique, and authenticating that a test polymer is a tagged polymer if the forensic authentication marker and dynamic authentication marker are detected.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of authenticating that a test polymer is a tagged polymer comprising a substrate polymer, a compound comprising a forensic authentication marker, and a dynamic response authentication marker, said forensic authentication marker being present in the tagged polymer in an amount sufficient to be detected by a forensic analytical technique and said dynamic response authentication marker being present in the tagged polymer in an amount sufficient to be detected by a dynamic response analytical technique, said method of authenticating comprising testing the test polymer for the forensic authentication marker using a forensic analytical technique, testing the test polymer for the dynamic response authentication marker using a dynamic response analytical technique, and authenticating that a test polymer is a tagged polymer if the forensic authentication marker and dynamic authentication marker are detected.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of authenticating that a test polymer is a tagged polymer, said tagged polymer comprising a substrate polymer, a compound comprising a forensic authentication marker, and a dynamic response authentication marker, said forensic authentication marker being present in the tagged polymer in an amount sufficient to be detected by a forensic analytical technique and said dynamic response authentication marker being present in an amount sufficient to be detected by a dynamic response analytical technique, said method comprising
testing the test polymer for the forensic authentication marker using a forensic analytical technique, testing the test polymer for the dynamic response authentication marker using a dynamic response analytical technique, and authenticating that a test polymer is a tagged polymer if the forensic authentication marker and dynamic authentication marker are detected.
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33. A method of authenticating an article, comprising
incorporating together a polymer and a compound comprising a forensic authentication marker to make a tagged polymer, the forensic authentication marker being present in the tagged polymer in an amount sufficient to be detected by a forensic analytical technique, forming a tagged article from the tagged polymer, and authenticating that an article is a tagged article by detecting the forensic authentication marker using a forensic analytical technique.
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39. A method of authenticating an article, comprising
incorporating together a substrate polymer, a compound comprising a forensic authentication marker, and a dynamic response authentication marker to provide a tagged polymer, forming a tagged article from said tagged polymer, and authenticating that an article is a tagged article by detecting the forensic authentication marker using a forensic analytical technique, and detecting the dynamic response authentication marker using a dynamic response analytical technique, wherein said forensic authentication marker is present in the tagged polymer in an amount sufficient to be detected by a forensic analytical technique and said dynamic response authentication marker is present in an amount sufficient to be detected by a dynamic response analytical technique.
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