Patents by Inventor John A. Stiver

John A. Stiver 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).

  • Method and apparatus for subcutaneous identification
    Patent number: 6330346
    Abstract: Apparatus for non-invasive reading of subcutaneous material, including in one package light emitters of a wavelength capable of illuminating subcutaneous material, light detecting elements responsive to the illuminated material and prerecorded material, whereby the apparatus makes a comparison between the currently illuminated material and the prerecorded material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Biometrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dwight C. Peterson, Donald W. Jackson, John A. Stiver
  • Identification system
    Patent number: 5793881
    Abstract: A system for identifying an individual by having the person grasp an object which contains a means for detecting the structure and other characteristics of the hand and comparing these unique characteristics with those previously recorded and stored in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Inventors: John A. Stiver, Dwight C. Peterson