Firearm with biometric safety mechanism
US10591237B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/13
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A firearm has a battery-operated biometric scanning device secured along an interior side edge of the firearm grip. The biometric scanning device is configured with a microprocessor which disables the trigger mechanism of the firearm when an invalid fingerprint is scanned. The device has an integrated positioning tracking system.
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