US Patent Issued to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) on Nov. 4 for "Touchless authentication method and system" (Texas, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,258, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).

"Touchless authentication method and system" was invented by Bryan J. Osterkamp (New Braunfels, Texas), Will Kerns Maney Jr. (San Antonio), Andre Rene Buentello (San Antonio), Mark Paxman Warnick (San Antonio), Jose L. Romero Jr. (San Antonio), Oscar Roberto Tijerina (San Antonio), Sean Carl Mitchem (San Antonio), Timothy Blair Chalmers (San Antonio), Ruthie D. Lyle (Durham, N.C.) and Mitzi Ruiz (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A touchless method and system of performing an authentication of a person in order to permit access...