Patents by Inventor Austin Gormley

Austin Gormley 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).

  • Patent number: 6631199
    Abstract: A system for encoding, comparing, and recognizing individuals by analysis of their fingernails employs collimated light having finite bandwidth (810). The light (810) is divided into polarized scanning and reference beams (945) and (846). The scanning beam scans across a subject's nail bed (1010), and the light (1020) reflected from the birefringent component within the nail bed is compared with the reference beam (846). As the scanning beam (945) scans across the subject's nail bed, more or less light reflects from the nail bed (1010), according to the peaks and valleys in the epidermal folds (1000) of the nail bed. The reflected light is analyzed and reduced to binary data as a function of position across the subject's nail bed. These binary data are used to uniquely identify an individual. The data from a scan can be compared with stored data in a pattern recognition algorithm (2000), resulting in a positive or negative identification of an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Inventors: Allen W. L. Topping, Vladimir Kupershmidt, Austin Gormley
  • Patent number: 5751835
    Abstract: A system for encoding and recognizing individuals by the unique characteristics of their fingernails or other body part employs a master oscillator (430) which controls a plurality of monochromatic light sources (400) and (410). The light beams are coupled to an acousto-optic, 2-D beam deflector (500) which selectively illuminates individual input port fibers (530). The light beams then pass through sensing ports (520) and enter the individual's skin or a fingernail. Light reflected from the individual's body part then enters sensing ports (520) and exits through output ports (540). Output ports (540) are optically coupled to a CCD sensor (450) which detects the amplitudes of light reflected from the subject's fingernail, for example. The output of sensor (450) is connected to an analog-to-digital converter (460), which in turn presents a digital representation of the intensity of the reflected light to a computer (470).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Inventors: Allen Topping, Vladimir Kuperschmidt, Austin Gormley
  • Patent number: 5258837
    Abstract: Monitoring apparatus for a security system comprises a monitor 21 and twelve video cameras C1 to C12. An effects unit 20 includes a buffer memory 24 and a set of 13 video compression units 23. Twelve of these units generate twelve zones of small size for displaying small complete images on the monitor from the video camera outputs, and the 13th generates a central zone of larger size. Selection means 25 select any desired one of the camera outputs for display as the large image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Zandar Research Limited
    Inventor: Austin Gormley