Visualant, Inc. (OTCBB: VSUL) – an industry-leading provider of
chromatic-based identification and diagnostic solutions, announced today
that it received its seventh patent on its ChromaID™ technology.
Encoding information in machine-readable symbols like barcodes and other
2D codes are used throughout industry to track material movements,
machine operations, health records, and other important assets
throughout the world’s manufacturing and service industries. These
industries have an ever increasing need for encoding additional data
into these codes. Visualant’s technology can meet these industry needs.
Visualant’s latest patent adds a new element to the encoding process by
leveraging the Visualant ChromaID scanner’s ability to recognize
differences in molecular and atomic structures allowing new data to be
added using conventional printing processes without changing the visual
appearance of today’s codes.
Visualant’s ChromaID technology was invented when Dr. Thomas Furness, a
professor at the University of Washington and pioneer in the field of
virtual reality, recognized that every material exhibited a unique light
signature when stimulated by visible and invisible structured coherent
light sources. Adding additional materials in specific patterns can be
detected using the ChromaID technology adding a new dimension of data
density, very similar to the way microdots can hide large amounts of
information in “plain sight”. This allows the symbols to be easily
incorporated into almost any document or on any good (e.g.¸ fabric of
high value clothing, handbags, shoes.) In other words, the counterfeiter
cannot counterfeit or modify what he cannot see!
The patent issued by the United States Office of Patents and Trademarks
is US Patent No. 8,888,207 and is entitled “Systems, Methods, and
Articles Related to Machine-Readable Indicia and Symbols.”
Ron Erickson, Visualant Founder and CEO, stated, “We believe the
'invisible bar code' application of the Visualant ChromaID technology
covered by this patent has significant potential in the marketplace. The
automatic identification and data capture industry requires ever greater
information density and security. Visualant’s ChromaID technology
provides both at a low cost and in very flexible form factor.”
About Visualant, Inc.
Visualant™ is a public company whose shares trade under the stock symbol
“VSUL.” The Visualant Spectral Pattern Matching™ (SPM) technology
directs structured light onto a substance or material, through a liquid
or gas, or off a surface, to capture a unique ChromaID™. A ChromaID can
be used to identify, detect, or diagnosis markers invisible to the human
eye. ChromaID scanner modules can be integrated into a variety of mobile
or fixed-mount form factors. The patented, award-winning technology is
disruptive, making it possible to effectively conduct analyses in the
field that could only previously be performed by large and expensive
lab-based tests. For more information on Visualant, visit the company’s
new website at www.visualant.net.
Copyright Business Wire 2014