Patents by Inventor Neil C. Munro

Neil C. Munro 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).

  • Physiomagnetometric inspection and surveillance system and method
    Patent number: 7135980
    Abstract: A passive biometric surveillance system capable of controlling access to a secure area or holding area for further interrogation or detainment. The system or apparatus passively measures a subject's various physiological parameters and compares a produced digital figure or facial image to a database. If the image corresponds to a notable individual, the subject is allowed access only to the holding area for further interrogation. If the image does not correspond to a notable individual, the system or apparatus provides an audio and/or video object or stimulus to the subject. The system or apparatus passively measures the subject's post-stimulus physiological parameters and compares these parameters with a predetermined threshold(s). Depending upon the outcome of this comparison, the subject is either allowed to pass into the secure area or is allowed only into the holding area for further interrogation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Radian, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne K. Moore, William F. Frizzell, Neil C. Munro
  • Physiomagnetometric inspection and surveillance system and method
    Publication number: 20030133597
    Abstract: A passive biometric surveillance system capable of controlling access to a secure area or holding area for further interrogation or detainment. The system or apparatus passively measures a subject's various physiological parameters and compares a produced digital figure or facial image to a database. If the image corresponds to a notable individual, the subject is allowed access only to the holding area for further interrogation. If the image does not correspond to a notable individual, the system or apparatus provides an audio and/or video object or stimulus to the subject. The system or apparatus passively measures the subject's post-stimulus physiological parameters and compares these parameters with a predetermined threshold(s). Depending upon the outcome of this comparison, the subject is either allowed to pass into the secure area or is allowed only into the holding area for further interrogation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Wayne K. Moore, William F. Frizzell, Neil C. Munro