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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Junichi Yamagishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Junichi Yamagishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
Unirec Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B013/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A locking apparatus has a lock driver to electrically lock and unlock a door, a fingerprint read/verify unit to receive a fingerprint from a user, verify the received fingerprint by comparing it with registered fingerprint data) and if the fingerprint verification authenticates the user, enable the lock driver to electrically operate, a key cylinder attached to the door, an interlink linking the key cylinder with the lock driver, and a key to manually operate the lock driver in cooperation with the key cylinder and the interlink.