Patents by Inventor Katsuya Banno

Katsuya Banno 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).

  • Finger authentication device
    Patent number: 8315511
    Abstract: A finger authentication device includes a base and an upper case which inclines to a proximal end side with respect to the base, which are integrally formed. The base includes a finger guide on which a finger is set, an optical system for guiding transmissive light penetrating the finger, and an image pick-up unit for picking up a pattern of the light guided by the optical system. Three LEDs each for irradiating the light to the finger set on the finger guide are arranged in the upper case. The light from the LEDs irradiates a center tip and both sides of the finger, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.
    Inventors: Katsuya Banno, Takayuki Kameyama
  • FINGER AUTHENTICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100225442
    Abstract: A finger authentication device includes a base and an upper case which inclines to a proximal end side with respect to the base, which are integrally formed. The base includes a finger guide on which a finger is set, an optical system for guiding transmissive light penetrating the finger, and an image pick-up unit for picking up a pattern of the light guided by the optical system. Three LEDs each for irradiating the light to the finger set on the finger guide are arranged in the upper case. The light from the LEDs irradiates a center tip and both sides of the finger, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Katsuya BANNO, Takayuki Kameyama