Patents by Inventor Mark H. Roach

Mark H. Roach 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).

  • Biometric enabled access control
    Patent number: 12205429
    Abstract: An access control system and a method for operating an access control system are provided. The access control system includes a camera and an access control device and may additionally include a local processing device. At least one of the camera, the access control device, and the local processing device (when included) may be used to store a biometric identifier (e.g., in a storage medium) and compare an optical image with the biometric identifier (e.g., in an authentication module) to decide whether or not a mechanical or electronic lock should be unlocked. The camera, the access control device, and the local processing device (when included) are in short-range communication (e.g., to transmit the optical image and/or an authentication signal). The use of short-range communication allows the comparison of the optical image with the stored biometric identifier to be done locally instead of remotely (e.g., in a sever).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Yuri Novozhenets, Andre Lalande, Mark H. Roach, Rajeev Dubey, Chih-Kuang Lin, Devis Dishnica
  • BIOMETRIC ENABLED ACCESS CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210390810
    Abstract: An access control system and a method for operating an access control system are provided. The access control system includes a camera and an access control device and may additionally include a local processing device. At least one of the camera, the access control device, and the local processing device (when included) may be used to store a biometric identifier (e.g., in a storage medium) and compare an optical image with the biometric identifier (e.g., in an authentication module) to decide whether or not a mechanical or electronic lock should be unlocked. The camera, the access control device, and the local processing device (when included) are in short-range communication (e.g., to transmit the optical image and/or an authentication signal). The use of short-range communication allows the comparison of the optical image with the stored biometric identifier to be done locally instead of remotely (e.g., in a sever).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Yuri Novozhenets, Andre Lalande, Mark H. Roach, Rajeev Dubey, Chih-Kuang Lin, Devis Dishnica