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DE LA RUE THOMAS & CO LTD

Overview
  • Total Patents
    206
About

DE LA RUE THOMAS & CO LTD has a total of 206 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1905. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, EPO (European Patent Office) and United States. Its main competitors in its focus markets consumer goods, textiles and paper and control are INNOVIA SECURITY PTY LTD, OVD KINEGRAM AG and BUNDESDRUKERAJ GMBKH.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing DE LA RUE THOMAS & CO LTDs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Bratchley Robin 21
#2 Haslop John Martin 17
#3 Trinder Rosemary 8
#4 Nutton Andrew 8
#5 Chatwin Charles Edward 7
#6 Goalby Barry Birch 7
#7 Shillito Robert Trueman 6
#8 Lowther Derek Rae 6
#9 Shenton Colin Norman 6
#10 Colvill Robert Harry 6

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
GB9717938D0 Document alignment system
GB9717194D0 Detector methods and apparatus
GB9709798D0 Apparatus and method
GB9708927D0 Security device and method
GB9707851D0 Security device
GB9707849D0 Structure
GB9625797D0 Method of producing a security document or card
GB9618690D0 Banknote
GB9612496D0 Security device
EP0807907A1 System for securely accessing data from smart cards
GB9607788D0 Document of value
GB9604989D0 Method and apparatus for providing security indicia on a substrate
EP0721850A2 Security document
GB9523591D0 Document inspection device
GB9519185D0 Security document and method for its manufacture
GB9514421D0 Document
GB9506628D0 Impregnated materials and its use for security documents
GB9505211D0 Security document
GB9504267D0 Method and apparatus for providing coloured security indicia on a substrate
GB9500548D0 Identification document and verification