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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Robert K. Rowe, Corrales, NM (US);
Inventor:
Robert K. Rowe, Corrales, NM (US);
Assignee:
HID Global Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); G06K 9/00046 (2013.01); G06K 9/00892 (2013.01); G06K 9/00899 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for collecting fingerprint and genetic information from an individual during a single collection session. A skin site is illuminated by direct imaging of the skin site using light reflected from the illuminated skin site. A cell of the individual, such as a skin cell, is retrieved from the collection surface.