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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Marshall, Lyminge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8EU, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382119 ;
Abstract
Verification apparatus (2) comprising a writing instrument (4) having a body (6) and a grip sensor (8) for sensing grip pressure patterns of a person (10) when the person (10) is holding the writing instrument (4) and executing an intended movement, the verification apparatus (2) being such that the sensed grip pressure patterns are able to be compared with stored grip pressure patterns values for the person (10) in order to obtain information about the person (10) executing the movement with the writing instrument (4) The verification apparatus (2) may include a writing pressure sensor (14), an angle pressure sensor (24) and a gyroscope (32).