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Seven issued U.S. patents in multimodal biometrics.

Global e·dentity™'s vein-matching and multimodal biometric technology is protected by seven issued U.S. patents, granted between 2018 and 2022 and built continuation by continuation from our first filing in 2018.

Issued U.S. Patents

PATENT NO.
ISSUED
DESCRIPTION
US 10,135,822
November 20, 2018
Biometric authentication of individuals utilizing characteristics of bone and blood vessel structures. The company's first issued patent.
US 10,547,611
January 28, 2020
Biometric authentication of individuals utilizing characteristics of bone and blood vessel structures. Continuation of US 10,135,822.
US 10,721,228
July 21, 2020
Biometric authentication of individuals utilizing characteristics of bone and blood vessel structures. A further continuation in the same family.
US 10,880,303
December 29, 2020
Real-time outbreak identification via non-invasive internal imaging, for dual biometric authentication and biometric health monitoring.
US 11,277,405
March 15, 2022
Dual biometric authentication and biometric health monitoring using chemosensory and internal imaging data.
US 11,368,455
June 21, 2022
Biometric authentication of individuals utilizing characteristics of bone and blood vessel structures. Claim 1 covers non-invasive vascular matching to grant access at a TSA access point.
US 11,374,929
June 28, 2022
Biometric authentication for an augmented reality or a virtual reality device.

Defending Our Claims at the USPTO

In March and April 2019, Global e·dentity™ filed two third-party review requests with the USPTO against published patent applications from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): application 15/900,905, published March 14, 2019, and application 16/132,241, published March 28, 2019. Both filings defended the originality of our own vein-matching claims.

Securing Identity and Value

Identity fraud is a growing cost for institutions worldwide. Reporting in 2020 put every $1 of retail fraud at $3.36 in total cost to U.S. retailers. Global e·dentity™'s patents cover identity matching that cannot be lifted from a photograph or from a fingerprint left on a doorknob.

Frequently asked questions

How many patents does Global e·dentity™ hold?

Global E-Dentity, Inc. holds seven issued U.S. patents in multimodal vascular biometrics. They were granted between November 2018 and June 2022 and form one continuation family.

What do the patents cover?

The patents cover biometric authentication by the characteristics of bone and blood vessel structures, dual biometric authentication with biometric health monitoring, and biometric authentication for augmented reality and virtual reality devices.

Which patent covers TSA checkpoints?

Claim 1 of US 11,368,455, granted June 21, 2022, covers non-invasive vascular matching to grant access at a TSA access point.

Who is the inventor?

Dr. Robert Adams, founder and CEO of Global e·dentity™, is the named inventor on all seven patents. The patents are assigned to Global E-Dentity, Inc.

Can the patented technology be licensed?

Yes. Universal ID™ is licensed as an SDK to governments, systems integrators and enterprises. For licensing questions, email iplicensing@globaledentity.com.
PATENT PORTFOLIO

Seven issued U.S. patents, one identity platform.

Contact us to learn how Global e·dentity™'s patented technology can secure your organization's identity, access and health-screening requirements. Systems integrators and government agencies can also read the deployment briefing, which sets out the patent portfolio, the DHS/TSA research agreement and the integration path on one page.
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