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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Dura Operating, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Farges, Gometz le Chatel, FR;
Cumhur Unveren, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
DURA OPERATING, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/25 (2013.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01); F16H 61/22 (2006.01); B60R 25/045 (2013.01); B60R 25/06 (2006.01); F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16H 59/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/22 (2013.01); B60R 25/045 (2013.01); B60R 25/066 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); F16H 59/0278 (2013.01); F16H 59/10 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0282 (2013.01); F16H 2059/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biometric shifter for a vehicle includes a shifter body having an outer surface with a grip portion configured to be gripped by an operator's hand, the shifter body defining a chamber, the grip portion having an opening that communicates with the chamber, a vein reader sensor disposed within the chamber at a first distance from the opening in the grip portion, wherein the first distance is configured to optimize biometric verification of an operator's hand on the grip portion of the shifter body.