Patents by Inventor Scott D. Stanek

Scott D. Stanek 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).

  • Automated fingerprint classification/identification system and method
    Patent number: 5465303
    Abstract: An automated fingerprint classification and identification system used to determine or verify the identity of an unknown person by comparing one or more of the person's fingerprints (i.e., the unknown fingerprints) to known fingerprints stored in a database. The components of the present invention include: (1) an apparatus and method for automatically classifying and storing the fingerprints in the database according to a lesser known manual 10-fingerprint classification method (the Vucetich classification and subclassification method), and (2) an apparatus and method for limiting the search of the database to only those fingerprints that are of the same classification as the unknown fingerprint(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: Aeroflex Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Laurence L. Levison, Paul B. Goldberg, Scott D. Stanek