SELF-EXPIRING VISITOR’S BADGE

To ensure that only authorized persons enter a facility and do not return uninvited, auto-voiding temporary ID badges are used for visitors. Self-expiring visitor badges automatically change color or reveal a "VOID" mark after a set time (usually 24 hours). The color development is gradual and hence it is difficult to determine the expiration time. All currently available self-expiring visitor’s badges are actually two-tape TTI which require activation. Dr. Patel pioneered two-tape TTI (USP # 5,053,339).

JP Labs has developed two types of self-expiring visitor badges: (i) two tape which self-cancels after about 80% of the time (e.g., after 8 hours) and (ii) thermal printable which gradually develops a blue or red color . The projected global market for the visitor management system is about $1.9 billion in 2025 and projected to grow to $2.5 billion by 2030.