Patents by Inventor Carlton R. Comstock

Carlton R. Comstock 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).

  • Publication number: 20040208343
    Abstract: An identification record for an animal (human, livestock, game, companion/pets, etc.) is created by gathering/collecting biometric information (such as, extracting information from an image acquired of the retinal vasculature of the animal of interest) and pairing it with geographic data received. A biometric measurement results in information such as audio data, visual data, a description of the animal, birth date, death date, cause of death, genetic breeding data, production data, veterinary/medical records, data pertaining to a vaccination event, feed formulas, feedlot locations, border crossings, shipping data, data pertaining to current ownership and transfers in interest, livestock or range animal purchase information, a code or other designation assigned to the animal (whether digitally encrypted), a photo, image, or other graphic record of one or more features of the animal, microchip implant data implanted (for example, tagging, insertion, embedding, impressing, and injection), and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bruce L. Golden, Bernard E. Rollin, Ralph V. Switzer, Carlton R. Comstock
  • Patent number: 6766041
    Abstract: The present invention creates a permanent record of an animal through a series of steps including, preliminarily acquiring an image of the retinal vasculature of the animal of interest; digitizing that image if the image is not a digital image; analyzing the image to determine if the image is satisfactory for further analysis; storing the image; and analyzing the image for unique anatomical landmarks. The image and data gathered therefrom may be stored in a database for later retrieval and comparison against other images. The data gathered from the image may be compared against other stored data in the database to determine the identity of the animal. Preferably, the system would also include a global positioning system (“GPS”) device which would simultaneously time and date stamp the acquired image as well as stamp the image with the location where the imaging took place by recording the latitude and longitude of that location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bruce L. Golden, Bernard E. Rollin, Ralph v. Switzer, Jr., Carlton R. Comstock, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20030048929
    Abstract: The present invention creates a permanent record of an animal through a series of steps including, preliminarily acquiring an image of the retinal vasculature of the animal of interest; digitizing that image if the image is not a digital image; analyzing the image to determine if the image is satisfactory for further analysis; storing the image; and analyzing the image for unique anatomical landmarks. The image and data gathered therefrom may be stored in a database for later retrieval and comparison against other images. The data gathered from the image may be compared against other stored data in the database to determine the identity of the animal. Preferably, the system would also include a global positioning system (“GPS”) device which would simultaneously time and date stamp the acquired image as well as stamp the image with the location where the imaging took place by recording the latitude and longitude of that location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce L. Golden, Bernard E. Rollin, Ralph V. Switzer, Carlton R. Comstock