Patents by Inventor Tim McNerney

Tim McNerney 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).

  • Patent number: 8983146
    Abstract: A multimodal biometric identification system captures and processes images of both the iris and the retina for biometric identification. Another multimodal ocular system captures and processes images of the iris and/or the from both eyes of a subject. Biometrics based on data provided by these systems are more accurate and robust than using biometrics that include data from only the iris or only the retina from a single eye. An exemplary embodiment emits photons to the iris and the retina of both eyes, an iris image sensor that captures an image of the iris when the iris reflects the emitted light, a retina image sensor that captures an image of the retina when the retina reflects the emitted light, and a controller that controls the iris and the retina illumination sources, where the captured image of the iris and the captured image of the retina contain biometric data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Pablo Casaverde, Don Yansen, Tim McNerney, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher, Nicholas A. Accomando, David Muller, Gregory L. Heacock, John Marshall
  • Patent number: 8577093
    Abstract: A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Identix Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Nicholas A. Accomando, Faisal Bashir, Pablo Casaverde, Stephen F. Daly, David J. Hitchcock, Romina Marie Johnson Jose, Tim McNerney, David Muller, Vladimir Ruzhitsky, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher
  • Patent number: 8433103
    Abstract: A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Identix Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Pablo Casaverde, Tim McNerney, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher, David Muller, Faisal Bashir, David J. Hitchcock
  • Patent number: 8391567
    Abstract: A multimodal biometric identification system captures and processes images of both the iris and the retina for biometric identification. Another multimodal ocular system captures and processes images of the iris and/or the from both eyes of a subject. Biometrics based on data provided by these systems are more accurate and robust than using biometrics that include data from only the iris or only the retina from a single eye. An exemplary embodiment emits photons to the iris and the retina of both eyes, an iris image sensor that captures an image of the iris when the iris reflects the emitted light, a retina image sensor that captures an image of the retina when the retina reflects the emitted light, and a controller that controls the iris and the retina illumination sources, where the captured image of the iris and the captured image of the retina contain biometric data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Identix Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Pablo Casaverde, Don Yansen, Tim McNerney, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher, Nicholas A. Accomando, David Muller, Greg Heacock, John Marshall
  • Publication number: 20120200689
    Abstract: A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: IDENTIX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Nicholas A. Accomando, Faisal Bashir, Pablo Casaverde, Stephen F. Daly, David J. Hitchcock, Romina Marie Johnson Jose, Tim McNerney, David Muller, Vladimir Ruzhitsky, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher
  • Patent number: 8121356
    Abstract: A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Identix Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Nicholas A. Accomando, Faisal Bashir, Pablo Casaverde, Stephen F. Daly, David J. Hitchcock, Romina Marie Johnson Jose, Tim McNerney, David Muller, Vladimir Ruzhitsky, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher
  • Publication number: 20110285836
    Abstract: A multimodal biometric identification system captures and processes images of both the iris and the retina for biometric identification. Another multimodal ocular system captures and processes images of the iris and/or the from both eyes of a subject. Biometrics based on data provided by these systems are more accurate and robust than using biometrics that include data from only the iris or only the retina from a single eye. An exemplary embodiment emits photons to the iris and the retina of both eyes, an iris image sensor that captures an image of the iris when the iris reflects the emitted light, a retina image sensor that captures an image of the retina when the retina reflects the emitted light, and a controller that controls the iris and the retina illumination sources, where the captured image of the iris and the captured image of the retina contain biometric data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: IDENTIX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Pablo Casaverde, Don Yansen, Tim McNerney, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher, Nicholas A. Accomando, David Muller, Greg Heacock, John Marshall
  • Patent number: 8014571
    Abstract: A multimodal biometric identification system captures and processes images of both the iris and the retina for biometric identification. Another multimodal ocular system captures and processes images of the iris and/or the from both eyes of a subject. Biometrics based on data provided by these systems are more accurate and robust than using biometrics that include data from only the iris or only the retina from a single eye. An exemplary embodiment emits photons to the iris and the retina of both eyes, an iris image sensor that captures an image of the iris when the iris reflects the emitted light, a retina image sensor that captures an image of the retina when the retina reflects the emitted light, and a controller that controls the iris and the retina illumination sources, where the captured image of the iris and the captured image of the retina contain biometric data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Identix Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Pablo Casaverde, Don Yansen, Tim McNerney, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher, Nicholas A. Accomando, David Muller, Greg Heacock, John Marshall
  • Publication number: 20100290668
    Abstract: A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Nicholas A. Accomando, Faisal Bashir, Pablo Casaverde, Stephen F. Daly, David J. Hitchcock, Romina Marie Johnson Jose, Tim McNerney, David Muller, Vladimir Ruzhitsky, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher
  • Publication number: 20080069411
    Abstract: A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Marc D. Friedman, Pablo Casaverde, Tim McNerney, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher, David Muller, Faisal Bashir, David J. Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20080044063
    Abstract: A multimodal biometric identification system captures and processes images of both the iris and the retina for biometric identification. Another multimodal ocular system captures and processes images of the iris and/or the from both eyes of a subject. Biometrics based on data provided by these systems are more accurate and robust than using biometrics that include data from only the iris or only the retina from a single eye. An exemplary embodiment emits photons to the iris and the retina of both eyes, an iris image sensor that captures an image of the iris when the iris reflects the emitted light, a retina image sensor that captures an image of the retina when the retina reflects the emitted light, and a controller that controls the iris and the retina illumination sources, where the captured image of the iris and the captured image of the retina contain biometric data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: RETICA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Friedman, Pablo Casaverde, Don Yansen, Tim McNerney, Yasunari Tosa, David Usher, Nicholas Accomando, David Muller, Greg Heacock, John Marshall