Patents by Inventor Stephane Samouilhan

Stephane Samouilhan 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINGERPRINTS AND METHOD OF ACQUISITION
    Publication number: 20020106115
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system for acquiring three-dimensional fingerprints, characterised in that it comprises: a medium (1) for receiving at least the object whose print is to be taken; optical image recording means (2); means for optical imaging (3) of the surface of the finger on the recording means. This system is applicable for acquiring fingerprints. It comprises various means for immobilising the hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: HENRI RAJBENBACH, STEPHANE SAMOUILHAN, JEAN-PIERRE HUIGNARD
  • Process for acquiring fingerprints and device for implementing this process
    Patent number: 6162486
    Abstract: Process for acquiring fingerprints, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:coating, with the aid of an ink, the surfaces of the fingers of a hand whose prints are to acquired;pressing a pad (2) of flexible material against the said coated surfaces;pressing the pad against a recording support (3). According to this process, the print is therefore taken on an intermediate pad and subsequently transferred to a paper support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Stephane Samouilhan, Henri Rajbenbach, Claude Bricot