Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Authentect, Inc.

84Patents
57Active
84Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 6, 1997 → Nov 3, 2014 · 36 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6088585A Portable telecommunication device including a fingerprint sensor and related methods Physics 333 Expired
US6067368A Fingerprint sensor having filtering and power conserving features and related methods Physics 137 Expired
US7697729B2 System for and method of finger initiated actions Physics 130 Expired
US6795569B1 Fingerprint image compositing method and associated apparatus Physics 129 Expired
US6628812B1 Fingerprint sensor package having enhanced electrostatic discharge protection and associated methods Physics 116 Expired
US6069970A Fingerprint sensor and token reader and associated methods Physics 95 Expired
US7616787B2 Methods for finger biometric processing and associated finger biometric sensors Physics 92 Active
US6088471A Fingerprint sensor including an anisotropic dielectric coating and associated methods Human Necessities 92 Expired
US7361919B2 Multi-biometric finger sensor having different selectivities and associated methods Physics 92 Active
US6070159A Method and apparatus for expandable biometric searching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US6181807A Methods and related apparatus for fingerprint indexing and searching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US6047281A Method and apparatus for expandable biometric searching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US7599530B2 Methods for matching ridge orientation characteristic maps and associated finger biometric sensor Physics 67 Expired
US9443298B2 Digital fingerprinting object authentication and anti-counterfeiting system Physics 63 Active
US8031046B2 Finger sensing device with low power finger detection and associated methods Physics 61 Active
US7671351B2 Finger sensor using optical dispersion sensing and associated methods Physics 60 Active
US6098330A Machine including vibration and shock resistant fingerprint sensor and related methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 59 Expired
US6047282A Apparatus and method for expandable biometric searching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6667439B2 Integrated circuit package including opening exposing portion of an IC Electricity 57 Expired
US5982894A System including separable protected components and associated methods Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US7831070B1 Dynamic finger detection mechanism for a fingerprint sensor Physics 49 Active
US7751595B2 Method and system for biometric image assembly from multiple partial biometric frame scans Electricity 46 Active
US9350552B2 Document fingerprinting Physics 46 Active
US7616786B2 Finger biometric sensor with sensor electronics distributed over thin film and monocrystalline substrates and related methods Physics 39 Active
US8145916B2 Finger sensing apparatus using encrypted user template and associated methods Electricity 39 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.