Patents by Inventor Danny E. Wood

Danny E. Wood 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).

  • Lid and housing apparatus and method or non-contact fingerprint imager
    Publication number: 20040228506
    Abstract: A lid and housing apparatus for containing a non-contact fingerprint imaging system and the methods for their operation. The invention includes combinations of a self-opening, pivoting lid with an aperture for positioning a finger, a trough surrounding the aperture designed to properly orient the finger over the aperture, and tactile features (such as a small bump or ridge) on the surface of the trough that aids the user in positioning the tip of the finger over the aperture. The invention also includes additional combinations of the attachment of a spring-loaded connection device between a cam on the lid and an actuator or enabler in the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Waleed S. Haddad, Danny E. Wood, Kevin McAllister, Melvin G. Wieting
  • Lid and housing for a fingerprint imager
    Patent number: D518050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Vision R & D, Inc.
    Inventors: Danny E. Wood, Waleed S. Haddad, Kevin McAllister, Melvin G. Wieting