FIBERS WITH PHYSICAL FEATURES USED FOR CODING

• Main Authors: Tatum Clarissa, Seiler Brian Douglas, Wilson Steven Anthony, Steach Jeremy Kenneth, Gaynor Scott Gregory, Collazo Humberto, Renfro Larry Wayne, Salyer Lydia Juanita, McLeod Andrew Ervin
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.08.2017
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; CIGARETTES; CIGARS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; HANDLING OF COINS OR OF PAPER CURRENCY OR SIMILAR VALUABLEPAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING,DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES; MEASURING; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; PHYSICS; PRELIMINARY TREATMENT OF FIBRES, e.g. FOR SPINNING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; SPINNING; TESTING; TEXTILES; TOBACCO; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS

Disclosed are fibers which contains identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a plurality of distinct features, or taggants, which vary among the fibers and/or along the length of the identification fibers, a fiber band, or yarn. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying distinct features, combinations of distinct features, and number of fibers with various combinations of distinct features and correlating the distinct features to supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers, fiber band, or yarn from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.