Visualant is a Seattle-based provider of chromatic-based
identification and diagnostic solutions for which the company recently received
an eighth patent. Leveraging its Spectral Pattern Matching™ (SPM) technology,
Visualant is pioneering the use of structured light and validating its position
as a photonics innovator.
While Visualant participates in the photonics sector with
multi-billion dollar companies like IPG Photonics Corp. (NASDAQ:IPGP), the
company enjoys minimal competition when it comes to product application in the
public space. IPG Photonics’ business, for example, centers on the use of
high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers for use primarily in materials
processing. Another heavy-hitting photonics player is Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ:
COHN), which uses its photonics-based solutions for microelectronics,
scientific research and government programs, original equipment manufacturer
components and instrumentation, and materials processing markets.
Visualant has a different focus. Its patented, award-winning
SPM technology works by directing structured light onto a substance or
material, through a liquid or gas, or off a surface, to capture a unique
ChromaID™. This ChromaID can be used to identify, detect, or diagnosis markers
invisible to the human eye, enabling analyses that could only previously be
performed by large and expensive lab-based tests.
ChromaID is so accurate that it can differentiate between
Aspirin and generic-grade aspirin, different milk types, or even distinguish
Stoli vodka vs. Smirnoff. This capability makes the technology applicable for a
wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, paint, security, food
safety, medical diagnostics, cosmetics and environmental, for a variety of uses
that include authenticating pharmaceuticals, access cards, currency liquids and
foods; diagnosing water purity, impurities in aviation jet fuel, soil
composition; and a multitude of medical, environmental and agricultural
diagnostics.
ChromaID also reads and records visible and invisible
chromatic markers from virtually any material – profile scan stored in
database. Discovery scans are stored in a database and matched to original to
identify, authenticate or diagnose, such as for use in crime scene analysis,
process control, law enforcement and homeland security, and the identification
of substances.
As an example of practical application in food products,
Visualant recently signed a one-year option agreement with Benemilk Ltd, a
joint venture of Raisio plc and Intellectual Ventures (IV), under which
Benemilk has the right to evaluate ChromaID for quality assurance or quality
control tests performed in connection with the production of dairy products and
to exclusively license such technology on a worldwide basis.
Visualant’s latest (eight) patent further validates the
company’s intellectual property, company CEO and founder Ron Erickson recently
stated in a news release, and solidifies Visualant’s patent portfolio as a
continuation of the original series of patents filed by the company on the ChromaID
technology beginning in 2007.
This patent covers the application of the ChromaID
technology in the fields of manufacturing, process quality control,
authentication of financial and identity documents, use with biological tissues
related to diagnosis and security, as well as the deterioration of manufactured
materials and monitoring of liquids, fuels and lubricants. It also protects
methods for networking the functioning of the ChromaID technology for database
building and access for comparing data acquired by one ChromaID device with
those collected by other devices.
The company has several additional patents pending and said
it plans to file new patents to extend the reach of its foundational ChromaID
technology.
For more information, visit www.visualant.net
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