Portable biometric lighter
US8653942B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23Q2/164
- 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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