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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
John K. Schneider, Snyder, NY (US);
Jack C. Kitchens, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Stephen M. Gojevic, Buffalo, NY (US);
Igor Shmelkin, East Amherst, NY (US);
John K. Schneider, Snyder, NY (US);
Jack C. Kitchens, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Stephen M. Gojevic, Buffalo, NY (US);
Igor Shmelkin, East Amherst, NY (US);
Ultra-Scan Corporation, Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a system and a method of scanning fingerprints. A system may include an imaging surface, an ultrasound transducer, a probe arm joined to the transducer, a driver capable of moving the pivot location linearly and the transducer arcuately, a measurer capable of measuring a linear position of the pivot-location and an arcuate position of the transducer, and a coupler capable of coupling information corresponding to the linear position and the arcuate position with information from the transducer.