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Applied DNA Sciences Secures Laser Toners
STONY
BROOK, NY — 04/09 — Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of
DNA-based security solutions, announced today that it has developed a
patent-pending system to help mitigate loss of revenue, product recalls
and compromised warranties caused by toxic supply chains. It has
previously filed a patent to cover its proprietary system and methods
for secure document printing and detection of cartridges and laser
toners
that have been counterfeited or diverted to a secondary, grey market.Harold
Schofield, Schofield Imaging Associates, “Fighting back against
counterfeiters is a win-win situation for manufacturers, businesses and
ultimately the consumer. By protecting the toner and the cartridge
itself with DNA, you have a much better chance of authenticating a
genuine product from a fake. This makes it an ideal solution for
protecting brand integrity and performance in commercial and consumer
usage.”SigNature® DNA is infinitely
variable. Specific DNA sequences can be used to mark the outside of the
toner cartridge or the toner powder itself.
— Limits the infiltration of illegal toners into re-manufactured
cartridges – Imaging Supplies Coalition estimates that fake ink and toner
cartridges resulted in a $2 billion loss to its member companies in 2003
(including Brother, Canon, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Lexmark, Oki
Data, Sharp Electronics, Toshiba, and Xerox).
— Securing the Cartridge – use security marks with DNA on the outside of
the cartridge to help prevent illegally re-manufactured cartridges from
entering the marketplace.
— Help Protect Printer Devices – against the use of illegal cartridges
that force repairs and invalidate warranties.
— Enhance Safeguarding of Retailers and Manufacturers – against the
infiltration of illegal cartridges into the supply chain.
— Empowering Consumers, Corporations, and Governments alike – to print
secure documents that can be traced to a single, specific toner cartridge.
Dr.
Benjamin Liang, Chief Technology Officer, stated, “SigNature DNA
persists in toner ink and also after it is printed on paper. It does
not alter the quality of the ink or printed material. We can
authenticate our DNA from laser ink in a non-destructive manner.”SigNature DNA in Laser Printed Documents
With
the dawn of the information age came the ability to duplicate, change,
alter and distribute virtually any printed document at little or no
cost. Measures to defend against counterfeited documents are being
taken by many corporations, but until now, there has been no
comprehensive, systematic and cost effective solution to prevent
counterfeiting or diversion.”DNA can be used to provide a singular
identifier that can be used to mark extremely valuable documents,”
stated Dr. James Hayward, CEO, APDN. “With DNA in laser toner, a
conventional printer can now be used as an affordable method to print
any secure document. Wills, stock certificates, birth certificates, and
even official government documents such as social security cards can
benefit from DNA.”Portfolio of DNA Security Inks
This
invention extends APDN’s growing body of work in the protection of
secure documents and expands upon its successes with security inks,
including: intaglio, inkjet, thermal transfer, UV-curable, screen
printed, flexographic and offset printed inks.APDN is soliciting
commercial partners and will officially unveil its Signature DNA in
Toner success at IMI’s 12th Annual Toner Conference in Phoenix,
Arizona, May 4-6, 2009, and 20th Annual Thermal Conference in Orlando,
Florida, May 11-13, 2009 (www.imiconf.com).About APDN
APDN
sells patented DNA security solutions to protect products, brands and
intellectual property from counterfeiting and diversion. SigNature DNA
is a botanical mark used to authenticate products in a unique manner
that essentially cannot be copied. APDN also provides BioMaterial
GenoTyping(TM) by detecting genomic DNA in natural materials to
authenticate finished products. Both technologies protect brands and
products in a wide range of industries and provide a forensic chain of
evidence that can be used to prosecute perpetrators. To learn more, go
to http://www.adnas.com.
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