Portable biometric lighter
US10502419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L23/562
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable biometric lighter device (100) generally involving a control unit (210), a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor (140), wherein the biometric sensor is configured to scan a biometric data of a user and is operably coupled to the control unit (210), and an ignition element, wherein the ignition element is activated by the control unit (210) upon a match of the scanned biometric data of the user and a biometric data of an authorized user that is stored in a memory device.
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