Patent 11501593 was granted and assigned to SPECTRA SYSTEMS CORPORATION on November, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method and associated system for authentication, including irradiating an item including a polymer security thread including a polymer material and a doping material within the polymer material and configured to produce a radiation spectrum in response to the irradiating, the doping material capable of absorbing, scattering, or emitting radiation, and detecting the produced radiation spectrum to confirm the presence of the polymer security thread.