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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Satoshi Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356 71 ;
Abstract
A finger fixing apparatus includes a base, a scanner unit, and a finger press band. The base has a fingerprint read window. The scanner unit is arranged below the fingerprint read window. The finger press band extends above the fingerprint read window in a direction perpendicular to a finger inserting direction while ensuring a predetermined space. The finger press band is positioned to correspond to the fingerprint read window.