Patents by Inventor Raymond R. Renouf

Raymond R. Renouf 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).

  • Identification method, especially for airport security and the like
    Patent number: 6698653
    Abstract: An identification method and equipment, especially for airports and like controlled access facilities acquires an image of the face of an individual in a limited region including the eyes and nose and generates data representing a compression of that image and which can be stored in a data base and on a chip. A boarding pass and a baggage tag can each be on a respective chip, the compressed facial data of which can be compared with a data base to verify the individual and his or her baggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventors: Mel Diamond, Raymond R. Renouf