F41A 17/066
Having means for recognizing biometric parameters
Official title: {having means for recognizing biometric parameters, e.g. voice control, finger print or palm print control}
F41A17/066 (Having means for recognizing biometric parameters) appears on 270 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 270
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 333
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 16 | 15 |
| 2025 | 27 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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