US Patent Issued on May 20 for "Dual-purpose system for collectible card authentication, identification, and grading and anti-scanning protection" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,116, issued on May 20.

"Dual-purpose system for collectible card authentication, identification, and grading and anti-scanning protection" was invented by Aharon N. Wayne (Southfield, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This present invention provides systems for non-invasive identification and anti-identification of collectibles, such as cards, within sealed packages. A first system utilizes X-ray scanning and advanced image processing to identify package contents, while a second system incorporates artifact-inducing materials, radiation detection mechanisms, and motion-inducing components to militate against unauthorized scanning....