G06V 40/117
Biometrics derived from hands
Official title: {Biometrics derived from hands}
G06V40/117 (Biometrics derived from hands) appears on 103 US grants and 120 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06V- Granted patents
- 103
- Published applications
- 120
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 272
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Techniques for determining a grip layout to improve gun ergonomics25 Aug 2026US 12,716,685 B1Biofire Technologies Inc.
- Hand pose-dependent scale estimation for extended reality16 Jun 2026US 12,657,753 B2Snap Inc.
- Human falling detection employing thermal sensor and image sensor2 Jun 2026US 12,646,351 B2Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Electronic device unlocked and controlled by gesture recognition2 Jun 2026US 12,646,352 B2Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Electronic device employing thermal sensor and image sensor2 Jun 2026US 12,646,353 B2Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Image acquisition apparatus and biometric recognition device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253444 A1Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Human recognition system employing thermal sensor and image sensor20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245399 A1Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Learning method and learning apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229023 A1Fujitsu Limited
- Augmented reality hand gesture recognition systems2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186579 A1West Texas Technology Partners, LLC
- Sensor-based authentication and safety protocol validation4 Jun 2026US 2026/0154766 A1Jabil Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for capturing motion in three-dimensional space168US 8,638,989 B2Leap Motion, Inc. · 2014
- System and method for verifying the identity of a person75US 5,745,591 A1998
- Augmented reality hand gesture recognition systems37US 11,409,363 B2West Texas Technology Partners, LLC · 2022
- Systems and methods of object shape and position determination in three-dimensional (3D) space30US 9,741,136 B2Leap Motion, Inc. · 2017
- Guidance screen control method of biometrics authentication device, biometrics authentication device, and program for same19US 7,697,730 B2Fujitsu Frontech Limited · 2010