Patent ID: 6805073
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: A61B,B41M,C09D

Abstract:
A self-contained fingerprint ink/inkless reagent applicator and recording surface for recording a person's fingerprint comprising:a base sheet having a lower surface with an adhesive thereon adapted to be affixed to a suitable surface and an upper surface suitable for receiving a fingerprint; an intermediate sheet containing an ink/inkless reagent dispensing pad on an upper surface thereof and a bottom fluid impermeable layer disposed between the ink pad and the base sheet; and a top sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface disposed adjacent the upper surface of the ink pad with a fluid impermeable layer disposed between the ink reagent pad and the top sheet, at least a portion of the top and intermediate sheets being removable, the ink reagent pad containing a chemical compound which when applied to a person's fingerprint area and deposited onto the upper surface of the recording sheet will form a colored pattern representative of the ridges and ridge endings of the fingerprint area.