Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Thorsland Michael A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2004		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCANNER TECHNOLOGIES CORP [SCNI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10323 COLORADO CIRCLE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
12/29/2004
(Street)

BLOOMINGTON, MN 55438		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 212,078
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant 08/01/2002 03/31/2007 Units (1) (1) $ 10.8 D  
Warrant 04/14/2003 04/14/2008 Common Stock 50,000 $ 2.75 D  
Warrant 05/15/2003 05/15/2005 Common Stock 62,500 $ 2 D  
Warrant 08/24/2004 08/24/2007 Common Stock 18,750 $ 3.5 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Thorsland Michael A
10323 COLORADO CIRCLE
BLOOMINGTON, MN 55438		   X      

Signatures

Diane Heney as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael A. Thorsland pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed 01/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Warrant to purchase 13,210 units, each unit consisting of four shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at $1.00 on or before July 31, 2007.

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