G06V 40/12
Fingerprints or palmprints
G06V40/12 (Fingerprints or palmprints) appears on 9,659 US grants and 11,293 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06V- Granted patents
- 9,659
- Published applications
- 11,293
- Assignees
- 1,947
- Inventors
- 13,463
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 71 | 0 |
| 2000 | 78 | 0 |
| 2001 | 79 | 45 |
| 2002 | 73 | 117 |
| 2003 | 67 | 163 |
| 2004 | 76 | 172 |
| 2005 | 90 | 238 |
| 2006 | 144 | 205 |
| 2007 | 119 | 206 |
| 2008 | 137 | 248 |
| 2009 | 135 | 184 |
| 2010 | 152 | 184 |
| 2011 | 143 | 145 |
| 2012 | 165 | 189 |
| 2013 | 182 | 178 |
| 2014 | 194 | 227 |
| 2015 | 210 | 354 |
| 2016 | 305 | 541 |
| 2017 | 416 | 816 |
| 2018 | 590 | 1003 |
| 2019 | 824 | 1044 |
| 2020 | 969 | 1069 |
| 2021 | 870 | 1091 |
| 2022 | 987 | 900 |
| 2023 | 774 | 778 |
| 2024 | 691 | 552 |
| 2025 | 547 | 402 |
| 2026 | 297 | 242 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G06V 40/13Sensors therefor6,679
- G06V 40/1365Matching2,867
- G06V 40/1347Preprocessing1,444
- G06V 40/1335Combining adjacent partial images to create a composite input or reference pattern614
- G06V 40/1382Detecting the live character of the finger, i.e. distinguishing from a fake583
- G06V 40/1341Sensing with light passing through the finger254
Recent patents
- Device and method for controlling an integrated memory system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,725 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Memory controller, storage device including the same, and operating method of the memory controller6 Oct 2026US 12,754,855 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- System and method for monitoring procedure compliance6 Oct 2026US 12,755,575 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Display device6 Oct 2026US 12,755,691 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Display device6 Oct 2026US 12,757,599 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Display device, electronic device including the same, and driving method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305960 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- System, Method and Apparatus for Generating Acoustic Signals Based on Biometric Information8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310775 A1Biotune Inc.
- Method, terminal, and smart card for registering and recognizing fingerprint8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310925 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Display apparatus and electronic device including the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311509 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Oled display with integrated ambient light measurement system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311510 A1Harman International Industries, Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information1,220US 8,739,033 B2Immersion Corporation · 2014
- Tokenless identification system for authorization of electronic transactions and electronic transmissions1,201US 5,613,012 ASmartTouch, Inc. · 1997
- Tokenless biometric ATM access system860US 5,764,789 ASmartTouch, Inc. · 1998
- Tokenless biometric transaction authorization method and system668US 5,870,723 A1999
- Tokenless identification of individuals594US 5,805,719 ASmartTouch, Inc. · 1998