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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162831 | Hand scanner with moveable platen A hand scanner according to the invention may obtain an image of the hand and fingers including the bracelet crease/carpel delta area and palm surface regions up to the tips of the fingers using ultrasound measurement techniques. A hand scanner according to the inve... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8139827 | Biometrical object reader having an ultrasonic wave manipulation device Devices and methods of creating an image of a biological object are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention there is a plane wave ultrasonic pulse generator, an ultrasonic wave manipulation device, an ultrasonic detector and an image generator. In a method acc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8119709 | Acoustic waveguide array An acoustic (sound or ultrasound) wave transmitter having a plurality of waveguides is described, and a method of making such a transmitter is described. Each waveguide can have a cladded core. The cladded core is capable of transmitting acoustic wave energy from a ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8098915 | Longitudinal pulse wave array An acoustic pulse array is described. The pulse array can include a plane wave pulse generator having a first side from which a first wave emanates, and a second side from which a second wave emanates. A first waveguide array can be attached to the generator on the ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8070060 | Biometric assurance device and method The invention may be embodied as an identity assurance system or method. A system according to the invention may have a biometric sensor capable of providing static biometric indications, a strap capable of positioning the sensor on an organism, and a computer in co... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7955641 | Method of making a piezoelectric device A method of forming a piezoelectric device is disclosed. In one such method, a coating material is formed. The coating material has a piezoelectric precursor. The coating material is applied to a first electrode. The precursor is heated to a temperature that is abov... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7937423 | Systems and methods of conducting clinical research Information management systems for clinical research, and related methods, are disclosed. The management system may have a database of biometric sample information. At least some of the pieces of sample information in the database may have been received from a test-... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7773780 | Augmented biometric authorization system and method Systems and methods of authorizing an activity, such as a financial transaction, are disclosed. Authorizing the activity may be accomplished by comparing a biometric sample to a biometric specimen. The sample is stored in a database and includes biometric informatio... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7745522 | Acoustic waveguide plate with nonsolid cores An acoustic (sound or ultrasound) wave transmitter having a plurality of waveguides is described, and a method of making such a transmitter is described. Each waveguide may have a cladded core. The core may be a liquid such as water, alcohol or mineral oil. Alternat... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745521 | Acoustic waveguide plate An acoustic (sound or ultrasound) wave transmitter having a plurality of waveguides is described, and a method of making such a transmitter is described. Each waveguide may have a cladded core. The cladded core is capable of transmitting acoustic wave energy from a ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7739912 | Ultrasonic fingerprint scanning utilizing a plane wave The invention may be embodied as a fingerprint scanner having an ultrasonic wave detector, a platen, an ultrasonic wave generator located between the detector and the platen. The invention may be embodied as a method of scanning a finger. One such method includes pr... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7724927 | Large-area biometric specimen comparison with small-area biometric sample Methods and systems according to the invention may compare a large-area biometric specimen and a small-area biometric sample. For example, a large-area plain surface fingerprint image may be stored in a fingerprint database as a specimen, and then a small-area plain... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7568391 | Ultrasonic imaging scanner The invention includes a system and a method of scanning fingerprints. A system may include an imaging surface, an ultrasound transducer, a probe arm joined to the transducer, a driver capable of moving the pivot location linearly and the transducer arcuately, a mea... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7558765 | Multimodal fusion decision logic system using copula model The present invention includes a method of deciding whether a data set is acceptable for making a decision. A first probability partition array and a second probability partition array may be provided. One or both of the probability partition arrays may be a Copula ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7558410 | Fingerprint scanning station The invention may be embodied as a fingerprint scanner having a housing, a curved-surface imaging system and a planar imaging system. The curved-surface imaging system may be capable of collecting information that may be used to produce a curved-surface image of a f... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7497120 | Spinning disk ultrasonic transducer array and method The invention relates to a fingerprint scanning system and a method of scanning a fingerprint. A system according to the invention may have (a) an imaging surface capable of receiving a finger, (b) a rotatable disk, the disk having a pivot-location about which the d... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7458268 | Live-scan ultrasonic four-finger planar imaging scanner The invention includes a system and a method of scanning fingerprints. A system may include an imaging surface, an ultrasound transducer, a probe arm joined to the transducer, a driver capable of moving the pivot location linearly and the transducer arcuately, a mea... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7440929 | Multimodal authorization method, system and device The invention includes methods, systems and devices for authenticating transactions. A method may begin by enrolling at least two biometric specimens to a database. A false acceptance ratio (“FAR”) is determined for each of the specimens, and authorization optio... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438225 | Biometric authentication device and method The invention may be embodied as an identity authentication system or method. A system according to the invention may have a biometric sensor capable of providing static biometric indications, an adhesive capable of positioning the sensor on an organism, and a compu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436736 | Hydrophone array module A hydrophone array includes hydrophones having an electret means and may have TFT FETs to generate current in response to received longitudinal wave signals. The arrangement may also be used to transmit longitudinal wave signals. Storage capacitors may be coupled to... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7421099 | Use of papilla mapping to determine a friction-ridge surface A method of creating a friction-ridge image is disclosed. An energy transducer is aimed at a body part having skin. The transducer is used to obtain information about the papillae beneath an outer surface of the skin. The information about the papillae is used to ob... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415138 | Biometric authorization method and system A method and a system of authorizing a transaction without using a man-made token is disclosed. In a method according to the invention, a biometric sample is registered, biometric information is provided, the biometric information is compared to the biometric sample... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7400751 | Imaging device and method having a pivotable transducer A finger imaging system having a linear actuator, a pivot arm mounted to the linear actuator and an energy transducer mounted to the pivot arm is disclosed. The system may include an arcuate platen positioned to receive energy from the transducer. A finger may be pl... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7287013 | Multimodal fusion decision logic system The present invention includes a method of deciding whether a data set is acceptable for making a decision. A first probability partition array and a second probability partition array may be provided. A no-match zone may be established and used to calculate a false... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258279 | Biometric security system and method The invention includes biometric security systems and related methods. In a device according to the invention there is an interface plate, a housing and a biometric receiver. The housing and biometric receiver may be mounted to the interface plate, and the interface... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7190817 | Mobile fingerprint scanner and docking station A system including a mobile or portable fingerprint scanner and one or more docking stations adapted to operatively receive the scanner. The scanner can be hand carried to various locations for obtaining fingerprint images and other information such as images from b... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7145129 | Method for optimizing performance of optical encoders operating in a fluid An unsealed optical encoder does not function properly in a fluid other than air because the optics do not function when interfaced with a medium having an index of refraction significantly higher than air. The collimating lens of an optical encoder has two refracti... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6937748 | Left hand right hand invariant dynamic finger positioning guide An automatic finger guide for fingerprint scanners includes active scan area on the scanner surface upon which one finger rests and a non-active scan area on the scanner surface on which the other finger(s) rest to provide stability, a stop post to indicate how far ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6900428 | Method for optimizing performance of optical encoders operating in a fluid An unsealed optical encoder does not function properly in a fluid other than air because the optics do not function when interfaced with a medium having an index of refraction significantly higher than air. The collimating lens of an optical encoder has two refracti... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6715674 | Biometric factor augmentation method for identification systems The most preferred method of augmenting an existing token-based identification system is to splice into a data stream transmitted from a token reader to a control panel such that an acquired token factor from a user is intercepted by a biometric identification, or a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6296610 | Ultrasonic biometric imaging and identity verification system An ultrasonic imaging system and method for imaging human or animal tissue having a surface and including a probe comprising a platen for defining the surface in a manner supporting the human or animal tissue for imaging the same, a transducer positioned ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5935071 | Ultrasonic biometric imaging and identity verification system An ultrasonic imaging system and method for imaging human or animal tissue having a surface and including a probe comprising a platen for defining the surface in a manner supporting the human or animal tissue for imaging the same, a transducer positioned ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5689576 | Surface feature mapping using high resolution C-scan ultrasonography An ultrasonic system and method for imaging a surface wherein a C-mode ultrasonic scan is performed over a fixed area of the surface and range gating is applied to that area to a given depth below the surface. For use of the system and method in fingerpri... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5647364 | Ultrasonic biometric imaging and identity verification system An ultrasonic imaging system and method for imaging human or animal tissue having a surface and including a probe comprising a platen for defining the surface in a manner supporting the human or animal tissue for imaging the same, a transducer positioned ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5587533 | Surface feature mapping using high resolution C-scan ultrasonography An ultrasonic system and method for imaging a surface wherein a C-mode ultrasonic scan is performed over a fixed area of the surface and range gating is applied to that area to a given depth below the surface. For use of the system and method in fingerpri... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5456256 | High resolution ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method An ultrasonic imaging system and method for imaging human or animal tissue having a surface and including a probe including a platen for supporting the human or animal tissue for imaging the same, a transducer positioned closely adjacent the supporting me... | 10/10/1995 |
