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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6532297 | Gambling chip recognition system A computer implemented gambling chip recognition system having the ability to capture an image of a stack of gambling chips and automatically processing the image to determine the number of chips within the stack and the value of each. The system processo... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6038332 | Method and apparatus for capturing the image of a palm The present invention provides a palm print scanner where a palm is placed on the exterior of a transplant cylinder. A light source rotatably positioned within the cylinder rotates about the circumference of the inner surface of the cylinder so that parti... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5781647 | Gambling chip recognition system A computer implemented gambling chip recognition system having the ability to capture an image of a stack of gambling chips and automatically processing the image to determine the number of chips within the stack and the value of each. The system processo... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5467403 | Portable fingerprint scanning apparatus for identification verification A portable and lightweight fingerprint scanning apparatus which can optically scan and record fingerprint images in the field and transmit said images to a mobile unit for processing and subsequent wireless transmission to a central location for the purpo... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5249370 | Method and apparatus for fingerprint image processing A finger drying component for use with a finger print image processing apparatus is disclosed. The drying component removes moisture from the finger so that an unsmudged finger print can be imaged. A preferred embodiment involves the use of a forced air d... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5230025 | Method and apparatus for capturing skin print images A system for generating data characteristic of a rolled skinprint in real time. A body part such as a finger contacts a receiving surface of an optical device. The receiving surface is imaged and recorded on an image recording medium during the period of ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5222152 | Portable fingerprint scanning apparatus for identification verification A portable fingerprint scanning apparatus for identification verification which can optically scan and record fingerprint images in the field and wirelessly transmit said images to a mobile unit for processing and subsequent wireless transmission to a cen... | 06/22/1993 |
