Rick P Farrell

US Patent:

20070247317, Oct 25, 2007

Filed:

Apr 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/408575

Inventors:

Rick Farrell - Lake Forest CA, US

International Classification:

G08B 13/14
G05B 19/00

US Classification:

340572800, 340572300, 340005800

Abstract:

The present invention incorporates a fine art authentication system to authenticate artwork that are certified to be originals from an accounted-for limited edition. Each reproduction has a non-reproducible RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) tag attached to the back of the canvas or paper, using a specially developed inert compound that will not react with the canvas or inks. The bonding is secure, acid-free and will not hurt or degrade the image. The embedded RFID tag is covered with a Lexan disk identifying the art as an authentic original reproduction. The RFID tag contains an electronic serial number that can be read by an inexpensive RFID scanner at participating galleries. This number is unique to the artist, the image and the edition number and cannot be duplicated. The device cannot be removed without damaging artwork and rendering the RFID tag inoperative. The electronically encrypted data may include the serial number, date of purchase, name of artist and number of reprints in the limited edition. The process allows certification that the artwork is authentic and that it is a specific number from the limited edition.