Patents Assigned to Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
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Publication number: 20240078795Abstract: Systems and methods of detecting a vortex made by a travelling object is disclosed. In some configurations, a graphic recognition algorithm and vortex similarity engine are used to determine whether a visual media file captured by a media collector contains a vortex. The vortex similarity engine may be configured to determine or identify certain properties about the travelling object based on the travelling object vortex. In some configurations, a computer may trigger an alert if a travelling object vortex is not expected to be in the visual media file.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Mark Fry
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Patent number: 11922676Abstract: Systems and methods of detecting a vortex made by a travelling object is disclosed. Techniques include positioning a media collector to capture a visual media file of the vortex. In some configurations, a graphic recognition algorithm and vortex similarity engine are used to determine whether a visual media file captured by a media collector contains a vortex. In some configurations, a computer may trigger an alert if a travelling object vortex is not expected to be in the visual media file.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Mark A. Fry
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Patent number: 11924349Abstract: Systems and methods for secure distribution of biometric matching processing are provided. Certain configurations include homomorphic encrypting of captured biometric information. In some configurations, the biometric information is classified without decryption between a first identity class and a second identity class. The biometric information may be formed as a feature vector. A homomorphic encrypted feature vector may be formed by homomorphic encrypting of the biometric information.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Arun Vemury
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Patent number: 11908555Abstract: Systems and methods are described, and an example system includes an AI enhanced multi-source health data integration logic that receives a first source electronic health record (EHR) data from a first EHR system and a second source EHR data from a second EHR system, and transforms, according to a knowledge representation schema, health-related information content of the first source EHR data and the second source EHR data to a first source transformed health data and second source transformed health data. The system includes a collaboration platform, configured to host a multi-source transformed health data database, including the transformed first source health data and the transformed second source health data, and hosts AI-enhanced, multiple level telecollaborative analyses by a plurality of participants of the multi-source transformed health data database, generating health management data.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Thomas Wilkinson
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Patent number: 11909854Abstract: Systems and methods for secure distribution of biometric matching processing are provided. Certain configurations include homomorphic encrypting of captured biometric information. In some configurations, the biometric information is classified without decryption between a first identity class and a second identity class. The biometric information may be formed as a feature vector. A homomorphic encrypted feature vector may be formed by homomorphic encrypting of the biometric information.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Arun Vemury
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Patent number: 11900749Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a chamber configured to accommodate a user to be screened, and a chamber scanner. The chamber scanner is configured to scan the user to identify whether the user is carrying an undivested item that needs to be divested. The chamber is configured to release the user to proceed from the chamber to a secure area, upon confirmation that no undivested items are to be divested.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: William Hastings, James Gilkeson, Douglas MacIvor
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Patent number: 11902416Abstract: Systems and methods for secure distribution of biometric matching processing are provided. Certain configurations include homomorphic encrypting of captured biometric information. In some configurations, the biometric information is classified without decryption between a first identity class and a second identity class. The biometric information may be formed as a feature vector. A homomorphic encrypted feature vector may be formed by homomorphic encrypting of the biometric information.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Arun Vemury
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Publication number: 20240046801Abstract: Systems and methods of detecting a vortex made by a travelling object is disclosed. Techniques include positioning a media collector to capture a visual media file of the vortex. In some configurations, a graphic recognition algorithm and vortex similarity engine are used to determine whether a visual media file captured by a media collector contains a vortex. In some configurations, a computer may trigger an alert if a travelling object vortex is not expected to be in the visual media file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Mark A. Fry
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Patent number: 11890888Abstract: A substrate is printed with front side and back side markings in a first color ink. The front side when viewed with reflected light includes a first marking printed in a first saturation and a first symbol printed in the first saturation. The back side when viewed with reflected light includes: a second marking printed in a second saturation; a second symbol printed in the second saturation; a third marking printed in the first saturation; and a third symbol printed in the first saturation. The first marking, the second marking, and the third marking are printed to provide an interlocking pattern of low saturation color and high saturation color when viewed with transmitted light. The second symbol is visible, and the first symbol and the second symbol are not distinguishably visible, when viewed with transmitted light.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Joel Zlotnick, Jordan Brough, Troy Eberhardt, Tyra McConnell, Elizabeth Gil, Traci Moran
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Patent number: 11887266Abstract: A method to enhance security screening includes generating an augmented reality (AR) interface incorporating scan results from scanning a target in a security scanner. The method displays, to a user of an AR interface, the AR interface mapped to the target and determines guidance including an action relevant to addressing the scan results. The method displays, to the user via the AR interface, the guidance including the action for the user to carry out and monitors user actions. The method displays, to the user via the AR interface, confirmation that the user has carried out the action.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: William Hastings, James Matt Gilkeson, Mara Winn
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Patent number: 11886564Abstract: Examples are directed toward a system and method relating to mobile screening. For example, a mobile screening vehicle includes a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle. The mobile screening vehicle also includes a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Kali McManus, Kristi Harmel, Gregory Bennett
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Publication number: 20240020368Abstract: Systems and methods for providing exception failover augmented, homomorphic encrypted (HE) distributing, end-to-endpoint persistent encryption, and distributed HE domain non-decrypting, privacy-protective biometric processing are provided. Some configurations may include generating HE biometric feature data, based on homomorphic encrypting the biometric feature data. Some configurations determine an exception status of the HE biometric feature data between exception and non-exception. Systems and methods may include performing a HE domain, non-decrypting biometric classifying of the HE biometric feature data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Arun Vemury
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Publication number: 20240017897Abstract: The present application is directed to a packaging for a powdered explosive-detection training aid which may include first and second opposing flexible sheets heat sealed together along less than a periphery thereof and defining a storage compartment therebetween, wherein an unsealed portion of the periphery defines an opening to the storage compartment, wherein at least a portion of the first opposing flexible sheet is a semipermeable material permeable to a vapor emitted from the powdered explosive-detection training aid, with the second opposing flexible sheet being impermeable to the powdered explosive-detection training aid vapor; and a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is secured to the first opposing flexible sheet and, in a closing position, covers the semipermeable portion of the first opposing flexible sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Darren Jay Steed
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Mobile screening vehicle including vehicle navigation system and method for mobile security scanning
Patent number: 11874912Abstract: Examples are directed toward a system and method relating to mobile screening. For example, a mobile screening vehicle includes a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle. The mobile screening vehicle also includes a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Kali McManus, Kristi Harmel, Gregory Bennett -
Patent number: 11863994Abstract: In an example, a provider system receives from a client device a request for client sign-on access. The provider system sends to the client device a request for identification information of the client. The provider system receives client information associated with a first mobile identification credential (MIC) which the client device received from an authorizing party system (APS), the client having consented to release the client information to the provider system, and the client information having been verified by the APS. The provider system uses the verified client information associated with the first MIC to verify or not verify the identity of the client. The provider system verifies the identity of the client before granting the client the request for client sign-on access.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Jason Lim, Daniel Boyd, Chang Ellison, William Washington
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Patent number: 11860333Abstract: Examples are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a sensor array to sense a gravitational field caused by an item, and a conveyor to convey the item through sensing positions for scanning by the sensor array. A controller acquires weight measurement information from sensor elements, and gravitational measurement information from the sensor array. The conveyor incrementally advances the item through additional sensing positions to acquire weight measurement information and gravitational measurement information. The controller performs tomographic reconstruction to generate a tomographic image of the item, using a generated weight map as a static weight input vector and using a generated mass map as a static mass input vector for the tomographic reconstruction.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: James Henry Remer
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Patent number: 11858636Abstract: A rescue basket having the capacity to safely hold two full-sized individuals increases the efficiency and effectiveness of helicopter water rescue and recovery operations. The rescue basket includes an open end, which affords an additional option for loading passengers, along with a door mechanism that can at least partially close off the open end for passenger safety. The rescue basket includes a flotation system that maintains the basket at a desired flotation level when completely immersed in water, along with sufficient reserve buoyancy to safely maintain the passengers above water when loaded. Methods of performing a water rescue utilizing the present rescue basket on board of a helicopter are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Spencer Smith, Riely Brande, Nolan Richerson, Benjamin Crutchfield, Christian Breviario, Ronald Adrezin, Michael Plumley, Marion Lewandowski
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Patent number: 11850878Abstract: A substrate is printed with front side and back side markings. The front side when viewed with reflected light includes: a first marking printed with a first gradient of two colors; a second marking printed with a second gradient of two colors; a first symbol printed with a third gradient of two colors; a second symbol printed with a fourth gradient of two colors; a third symbol printed with a fifth gradient of two colors; and a fourth symbol printed with a sixth gradient of two colors. The back side when viewed with reflected light includes: a third marking printed with the fourth gradient; a fourth marking printed with the third gradient; a fifth symbol printed with the second gradient; a sixth symbol printed with the first gradient; a seventh symbol printed with the sixth gradient; and an eighth symbol printed with the fifth gradient.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Joel Zlotnick, Jordan Brough, Troy Eberhardt, Tyra McConnell, Elizabeth Gil, Traci Moran
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Publication number: 20230406472Abstract: A fluid transportation apparatus includes a first suction pipe having a first intake opening and a second suction pipe having a second intake opening. The first and second suction pipes are attached to a vessel on opposite sides to move in rolling motion. The first intake opening is disposed in a fluid reservoir at a position lower than the second intake opening and a valve device moves toward a maximally opened position for a first proximal end of the first suction pipe and to move toward a maximally closed position for a second proximal end of the second suction pipe, as the first and second suction pipes move with the vessel in a first rolling direction of the rolling motion. The intake openings reverse roles and the proximal ends reverse roles, as the vessel moves in a second rolling direction of the rolling motion opposite from the first rolling direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Liam Long, Christian Burzycki, Glen Armstrong, Joseph Camean
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Publication number: 20230410470Abstract: Systems and methods of detecting a vortex made by a travelling object is disclosed. Techniques include positioning a media collector to capture a visual media file of the vortex. In some configurations, a graphic recognition algorithm and vortex similarity engine are used to determine whether a visual media file captured by a media collector contains a vortex. In some configurations, a computer may trigger an alert if a travelling object vortex is not expected to be in the visual media file.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Mark A. Fry