Identix Incorporated
31Patents
15Active
31Granted
47Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jan 30, 1984 → Feb 20, 2012 · 9 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6484260B1 | Personal identification system | Physics | 333 | Expired |
| US5067162A | Method and apparatus for verifying identity using image correlation | Physics | 275 | Expired |
| US4537484A | Fingerprint imaging apparatus | Physics | 166 | Expired |
| US5650842A | Device and method for obtaining a plain image of multiple fingerprints | Physics | 159 | Expired |
| US6175407A | Apparatus and method for optically imaging features on the surface of a hand | Physics | 152 | Expired |
| US7369685B2 | Vision-based operating method and system | Physics | 134 | Expired |
| US6959109B2 | System and method for pose-angle estimation | Physics | 99 | Expired |
| US8354640B2 | Optically based planar scanner | Physics | 88 | Active |
| US6636975B1 | Accessing a secure resource using certificates bound with authentication information | Physics | 78 | Expired |
| US5748766A | Method and device for reducing smear in a rolled fingerprint image | Physics | 52 | Expired |
| US5825474A | Heated optical platen cover for a fingerprint imaging system | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US8121356B2 | Long distance multimodal biometric system and method | Physics | 45 | Active |
| US6665427B1 | Apparatus and method for electronically acquiring fingerprint image with low cost removable platen and separate imaging device | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US7970179B2 | Iris data extraction | Physics | 37 | Active |
| US8036431B1 | Portable apparatus for identification verification | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6956608B1 | Fingerprint imaging device including an optical plate having microreflectors | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US8170293B2 | Multimodal ocular biometric system and methods | Physics | 29 | Active |
| US6628814B1 | Expansion card and integrated fingerprint acquisition system | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US7945076B2 | Vision-based operating method and system | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US7148466B2 | Apparatus and method for illumination of an optical platen | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US8577093B2 | Long distance multimodal biometric system and method | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US8433103B2 | Long distance multimodal biometric system and method | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US8320645B2 | High performance multi-mode palmprint and fingerprint scanning device and system | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US7199868B2 | High performance fingerprint imaging system | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US8014571B2 | Multimodal ocular biometric system | Physics | 5 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.