Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,937,557 · App. 08/991,071
Fingerprint-acquisition apparatus for access control; personal weapon and other systems controlled thereby
Inventors:
J. Kent Bowker, Stephen C. Lubard
Patented Case
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Granted: Aug 17, 1999
Filed: Dec 16, 1997
Inventors
J. Kent Bowker
Stephen C. Lubard
Assignee (at issue)
Arete Associates
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