Patents by Inventor Dave Ferrin Pare, Jr.

Dave Ferrin Pare, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Identification of individuals from association of finger pores and macrofeatures
    Patent number: 5982914
    Abstract: A method of identifying an individual from examination of their natural physical characteristics is shown. The method comprises obtaining from an individual during a registration process, a fingerprint image having at least one registration pore and at least one registration macrofeature; wherein registration pore data is derived from the registration pores, and registration macrofeature data is derived from the registration macrofeatures. In a bid step, a fingerprint image having at least one bid pore and at least one bid macrofeature is obtained; wherein bid pore data is derived from the bid pores and bid macrofeature data is derived from the bid macrofeatures. Bid associated data is constructed from associating the bid pore data with the bid macrofeature data, and constructing registration associated data derived from associating the registration pore data with the registration macrofeature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: SmartTouch, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Alexander Lee, Dave Ferrin Pare, Jr., Philip Dean Lapsley