Authentect, Inc.
84Patents
57Active
84Granted
53Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 6, 1997 → Nov 3, 2014 · 36 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.