SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING SPORTS IDENTIFICATION GOODS
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1. A sports garment authentication method comprising:
- applying a piece of garment with a particular nucleic acid material associated with a particular sequence of nucleic acid bases;
detecting the particular nucleic acid by performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the nucleic acid material; and
verifying said piece of garment is genuine by detecting said particular nucleic acid material in said piece of garment.
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Abstract
A method for authenticating and verifying garment to be genuine is described. The method for authenticating a garment comprises applying a particular nucleic acid material/marker associated with a particular sequence of nucleic acid bases to a dye or paint and applying the marker to the garment. The method also comprises collecting a sample from the garment and verifying the garment is genuine by detecting the particular nucleic acid material on or within the garment.
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45 Claims
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1. A sports garment authentication method comprising:
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applying a piece of garment with a particular nucleic acid material associated with a particular sequence of nucleic acid bases; detecting the particular nucleic acid by performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the nucleic acid material; and verifying said piece of garment is genuine by detecting said particular nucleic acid material in said piece of garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. The method for authenticating sports garment comprising the steps of;
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providing an optical reporter marker, the optical reporter marker having at least one light emitting upconverting phosphor particle linked to at least one nucleic acid material, the nucleic acid material having an identifiable portion, introducing the optical reporter marker to the sports garment of interest, detecting the optical reporter marker associated with the garment with a light source, obtaining a sample of the optical reporter marker from the garment of interest for analysis; and analyzing the collected sample to detect the presence of the identifiable portion of the nucleic acid material linked to the upconverting phosphor particle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 34, 35)
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16. A method for authenticating a sports garment comprises the steps of;
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providing an optical reporter marker, the optical reporter marker having at least one light emitting upconverting phosphor particle linked to at least one nucleic acid taggant, the nucleic acid taggant having an identifiable portion, introducing the optical reporter marker to the sports garment, detecting the optical reporter marker associated with the sports garment with a light source, obtaining a sample of the optical reporter marker from the sports garment for analysis; and analyzing the collected sample to detect the presence of the identifiable portion of the nucleic acid taggant linked to the upconverting phosphor particle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for authenticating a sports garment, comprising:
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providing a optical reporter marker having at least one nucleic acid taggant; applying the marker compound to at least one sports garment, which enters at least one supply chain; locating and collecting a sample of the optical reporter marker from said sports garment after said particular good has entered said supply chain; and identifying said nucleic acid product in said sports garment.
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45. A kit for authenticating sports garment comprising:
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a container of optical reporter marker; and an applicator for applying a sample of the optical reporter to the sports garment.
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