Combination logo and identification code

• US 20060243809A1
• Filed: 04/27/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pharmorx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Pharmorx, Inc.
• Inventors: Hodgson, Rodney T., Bear, David
• Application Number:
  US11/131,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20060243809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/487
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape

Abstract

Indicia forming a logo is encoded with a unique identification code.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an object;

indicia forming a logo, the indicia associated with the object, and;

a unique identification code, wherein the unique identification code is encoded within the indicia.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indicia is attached to the object.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indicia is written on the object.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indicia is written into to the object.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the unique identification code is identifiable if less than 50% of the indicia is destroyed.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the unique identification code is identifiable if less than 90% of the indicia is destroyed.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein unique identification code is a holographic representation encoded over the entire area covered by the logo.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the logo is readable by the unaided human eye, and the unique identification code is unreadable by the unaided human eye.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the average density of the indicia forming the logo is uniform over a distance resolvable by the unaided human eye.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the object is a pill.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the object is an article of jewelry.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the object is a gemstone.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the object is a diamond.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the object contains gold.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the object is a part for a machine.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the object is a turbine blade.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the object is an article of clothing.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the object is a shoe.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the object is a personal accessory.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the object is a handbag.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the object is an article of luggage.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the object is a watch.