Patents by Inventor Pankaj B. Patel

Pankaj B. Patel 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).

  • Publication number: 20110090047
    Abstract: A biometric switch for reading fingerprints, giving tactile feedback when the fingerprint has been read, and opening a locking mechanism when depressed. The biometric mechanisms are encased into a small push button type switch with the finger print reader at the top surface. When the fingerprint is read and the processor has determined that the user is allowed access, the button is allowed to depress via an electromechanical mechanism. Thus the invention allows for the inherent force of the fingerprint pressed against the button to open a variety of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: Pankaj B. Patel
  • Publication number: 20020174345
    Abstract: A secured biometric apparatus and method for authenticating only authorized users into secured networks where sensitive information is located and stored. The method having the steps of sending a random number from a remote site to a local site of a user, measuring a first biometric parameter from the user with a biometric reader, comparing the first biometric parameter with a previously stored second biometric parameter, operating on the random number with a math table to create a first cryptogram when a positive match occurs between the first and second biometric parameter, sending the first cryptogram from the local site to the remote site for comparison with an internally generated cryptogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Pankaj B. Patel