Patents by Inventor Brian Glenn LIERMAN

Brian Glenn LIERMAN 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).

  • Ballot level security features for optical scan voting machine capable of ballot image processing, secure ballot printing, and ballot layout authentication and verification
    Patent number: 8910865
    Abstract: A ballot authentication system uses a plurality of security features embedded in and/or printed on the paper stock used to print a ballot on which election-choice-information is printed and a voting unit that includes at least a scanner that is configured to detect the plurality of security features that are embedded in and/or printed on the ballot and authenticate the ballot based on the read information. The voting unit of the ballot authentication system can be configured to verify and confirm that the various security features embedded in and/or printed on the ballot is correct for a particular precinct of an election. The security features of the ballot authentication system can include static, dynamic and data security features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Coomer, Larry Korb, Brian Glenn Lierman
  • Ballot image processing system and method for voting machines
    Patent number: 8864026
    Abstract: A ballot processing system and method processes paper ballots, such as by optically scanning or optically reading those ballots. The ballot image processing system corrects for, or is able to differentiate valid voting marks from, ballot printing errors such as skewed printing, incorrect sizing, and speckling. Further, the ballot image processing system, after determining whether each of the voting marks is valid or not, associates audit data with the ballot that corresponds to the decision regarding each voting mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Coomer, Larry Korb, Brian Glenn Lierman, Doug Harold Weinel
  • BALLOT LEVEL SECURITY FEATURES FOR OPTICAL SCAN VOTING MACHINE CAPABLE OF BALLOT IMAGE PROCESSING, SECURE BALLOT PRINTING, AND BALLOT LAYOUT AUTHENTICATION AND VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20120145784
    Abstract: A ballot authentication system uses a plurality of security features embedded in and/or printed on the paper stock used to print a ballot on which election-choice-information is printed and a voting unit that includes at least a scanner that is configured to detect the plurality of security features that are embedded in and/or printed on the ballot and authenticate the ballot based on the read information. The voting unit of the ballot authentication system can be configured to verify and confirm that the various security features embedded in and/or printed on the ballot is correct for a particular precinct of an election. The security features of the ballot authentication system can include static, dynamic and data security features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Eric COOMER, Larry KORB, Brian Glenn LIERMAN