Patents by Inventor HEATHER WHEELOCK ROSS
HEATHER WHEELOCK ROSS 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).
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Patent number: 11423641Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for detecting counterfeit objects, based on comparison to digital fingerprints that describe features found in images of objects known to be counterfeit.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Alitheon, Inc.Inventors: David Justin Ross, Brian J. Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Publication number: 20210279462Abstract: A forgery detection system includes a computer server and a database system of digital fingerprint records corresponding to forged or altered objects of a given object type. Using the computer server, a digital image of a suspect object of the given object type is accessed, an authentication region is selected, and a native feature within the authentication region is extracted. The native feature describes physical characteristics of the authentication region without recognizing content that appears in the authentication region. The computer server forms a feature vector to represent the native feature in a compact form and queries the database system to obtain a result responsive to digital fingerprint records that match the feature vector. Each matching digital fingerprint record is counted, and if the count of fraud indicator matches crosses a predetermined threshold indicating a confidence level that the suspect object is forged or altered, a report based is generated and communicated to a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: David Ross, Brian Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Publication number: 20210103760Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for detecting counterfeit objects, based on comparison to digital fingerprints that describe features found in images of objects known to be counterfeit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: Alitheon, Inc.Inventors: David Justin Ross, Brian J. Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Patent number: 10915749Abstract: A forgery detection system includes a computer server and a database system of digital fingerprint records corresponding to forged or altered objects of a given object type. Using the computer server, a digital image of a suspect object of the given object type is accessed, an authentication region is selected, and a native feature within the authentication region is extracted. The native feature describes physical characteristics of the authentication region without recognizing content that appears in the authentication region. The computer server forms a feature vector to represent the native feature in a compact form and queries the database system to obtain a result responsive to digital fingerprint records that match the feature vector. Each matching digital fingerprint record is counted, and if the count of fraud indicator matches crosses a predetermined threshold indicating a confidence level that the suspect object is forged or altered, a report based is generated and communicated to a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: ALITHEON, INC.Inventors: David Ross, Brian Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Patent number: 10872265Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for detecting counterfeit objects, based on comparison to digital fingerprints that describe features found in images of objects known to be counterfeit.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Alitheon, Inc.Inventors: David Justin Ross, Brian J. Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Patent number: 10192140Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for detecting counterfeit objects, based on comparison to digital fingerprints that describe features found in images of objects known to be counterfeit.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Alitheon, Inc.Inventors: David Justin Ross, Brian J. Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Publication number: 20180349694Abstract: A forgery detection system includes a computer server and a database system of digital fingerprint records corresponding to forged or altered objects of a given object type. Using the computer server, a digital image of a suspect object of the given object type is accessed, an authentication region is selected, and a native feature within the authentication region is extracted. The native feature describes physical characteristics of the authentication region without recognizing content that appears in the authentication region. The computer server forms a feature vector to represent the native feature in a compact form and queries the database system to obtain a result responsive to digital fingerprint records that match the feature vector. Each matching digital fingerprint record is counted, and if the count of fraud indicator matches crosses a predetermined threshold indicating a confidence level that the suspect object is forged or altered, a report based is generated and communicated to a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: David Ross, Brian Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Patent number: 10043073Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting changes, alterations and forgeries in documents utilize digital fingerprinting. A set of documents of a given type that are known to be altered or forgeries are scanned and “fingerprinted” to build a forgery database. Suspect documents are scanned and the resulting fingerprint data is used to query the forgery database to look for matching records, although a match need not be exact. Matches may be counted and compared to a threshold number to assess a confidence that a document is forged or not. The fingerprinting may be directed to at least one authentication region of a document, and one or more features in a region may be incorporated into a fingerprint of the document.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Alitheon, Inc.Inventors: David Ross, Brian Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Publication number: 20180144211Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for detecting counterfeit objects, based on comparison to digital fingerprints that describe features found in images of objects known to be counterfeit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: David Justin Ross, Brian J. Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Patent number: 9582714Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking a physical object to identify or authenticate it utilizing digital fingerprints which are based on natural features extracted from a digital image of the object. Digital fingerprints do not require or rely on any labels, tags, integrated materials, unique identification characters, codes or other items that may be added to the object specifically for the purpose of identification. Consequently, the disclosed digital fingerprint techniques help to detect or prevent unauthorized alterations of documents, apparel, drugs and pharmaceuticals, etc. Further digital fingerprints can be used to better track and trace a wide variety of objects throughout the distribution chain to demonstrate their provenance and to detect counterfeit objects.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Alitheon, Inc.Inventors: David Ross, Brian Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Publication number: 20160335520Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for detecting counterfeit objects, based on comparison to digital fingerprints that describe features found in images of objects known to be counterfeit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Authentect, Inc.Inventors: David Justin Ross, Brian J. Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Patent number: 9443298Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for authentication of an object, verification of its provenance, and certification of the object as compliant with manufacturing standards. Or, an object may be reported as a suspected counterfeit. In one embodiment the system compares a digital fingerprint of the object, based in image capture, to digital fingerprints previously stored in a database and determines if the object has been registered before and is thus authentic. An object feature template may be created which has a list of features and attributes that are relevant for authenticating particular classes of objects. The object feature template can also be used to examine unregistered objects for signs of counterfeiting.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Authentect, Inc.Inventors: David Ross, Brian Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Publication number: 20160162734Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting changes, alterations and forgeries in documents utilize digital fingerprinting. A set of documents of a given type that are known to be altered or forgeries are scanned and “fingerprinted” to build a forgery database. Suspect documents are scanned and the resulting fingerprint data is used to query the forgery database to look for matching records, although a match need not be exact. Matches may be counted and compared to a threshold number to assess a confidence that a document is forged or not. The fingerprinting may be directed to at least one authentication region of a document, and one or more features in a region may be incorporated into a fingerprint of the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: David Ross, Brian Elmenhurst, Mark Tocci, John Forbes, Heather Wheelock Ross
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Publication number: 20150117701Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for authentication of an object, verification of its provenance, and certification of the object as compliant with manufacturing standards. Or, an object may be reported as a suspected counterfeit. In one embodiment the system compares a digital fingerprint of the object, based in image capture, to digital fingerprints previously stored in a database and determines if the object has been registered before and is thus authentic. An object feature template may be created which has a list of features and attributes that are relevant for authenticating particular classes of objects. The object feature template can also be used to examine unregistered objects for signs of counterfeiting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: DAVID ROSS, BRIAN ELMENHURST, MARK TOCCI, JOHN FORBES, HEATHER WHEELOCK ROSS
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Publication number: 20150067346Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking a physical object to identify or authenticate it utilizing digital fingerprints which are based on natural features extracted from a digital image of the object. Digital fingerprints do not require or rely on any labels, tags, integrated materials, unique identification characters, codes or other items that may be added to the object specifically for the purpose of identification. Consequently, the disclosed digital fingerprint techniques help to detect or prevent unauthorized alterations of documents, apparel, drugs and pharmaceuticals, etc. Further digital fingerprints can be used to better track and trace a wide variety of objects throughout the distribution chain to demonstrate their provenance and to detect counterfeit objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: DAVID ROSS, BRIAN ELMENHURST, MARK TOCCI, JOHN FORBES, HEATHER WHEELOCK ROSS