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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6477227
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09716625

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An apparatus and method in which one or more taggants that are intrinsically located--or extrinsically placed--in an article or product, such as carpet. The taggants are detected by x-ray fluorescence analysis to identify or verify the article or its point of manufacture. The taggants are manufactured as part of the article or the taggant is placed into a coating, label, or otherwise embedded within the article for the purpose of later verifying the presence or absence of these elements by x-ray fluorescence, thus determining the unique elemental composition of the taggant within the article.

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EDAX INC91 MCKEE DRIVE MAHWAH NJ 07430

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kaiser, Bruce J St. Louis, MO 12 284
Kenning, Don Kennewick, WA 4 158
Kuhlman, Robert D Richland, WA 9 468
Schoepflin, Dan Richland, WA 3 151
Starks, Lloyd Dalton, GA 6 122
Watson, David J Richland, WA 25 358

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