Advanced Precision Technology, Inc. Announces Fingerprint Patents, Trademark and Manufacturing.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1999-- Advanced Precision Technology Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:APRE APRE Air Procurement Region, Europe ), a San Francisco-based developer of innovative personal authentication systems The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server contains a database of user names, passwords and policies, and the authenticator physically using biometrics, today announced that it has been granted its fourth U.S. patent, notice of allowance on an additional patent application, a registered trademark on "APrinT" and a contract for design and manufacturing. Advanced Precision was granted U.S. Patent no. 5,892,599 for Miniature Fingerprint fingerprint, an impression of the underside of the end of a finger or thumb, used for identification because the arrangement of ridges in any fingerprint is thought to be unique and permanent with each person (no two persons having the same prints have ever been Sensor using a Trapezoidal Prism and a Holographic See holographic storage. Optical Element, on April 6, 1999. This patent application was a continuation-in-part to a previously issued U.S. Patent no. 5,629,764 for Prism Fingerprint Sensor Using a Holographic Optical Element, granted May 13, 1997. APT was granted U.S. Trademark Registration no. 2194031 for "APRINT," on Oct. 6, 1998. APT also received Notice of Allowance on Nov. 19, 1998, on a divisional patent application A divisional patent application (sometimes referred to as a divisional application or simply a divisional) is a type of patent application which contains matter from a previously-filed application (the "parent" application). , Method of Recording a Holographic Optical Element, filed March 10, 1997. "These patents and trademark reflect our commitment to continue to put the science into the art of fingerprint imaging. Our latest devices are designed to provide consistent, high quality, forensic input images to help make real-time fingerprint identification a cost-effective, reliable, and acceptable way for you to protect and verify your identity," stated Bruce A. Pastorius, president/CEO of Advanced Precision. The company has recently contracted with Newport Corporation (Nasdaq:NEWP NEWP - NEW Programming language ) of Irvine, Calif., a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision optical components and devices to provide volume production of the HoloPass(TM) to support the demand from civil and commercial customers. Advanced Precision had already incorporated this technology in previously announced devices, which already have multiple installations in the government and commercial sectors. APT is working to integrate the devices into large federal and state law enforcement and civil projects, as well commercial applications in conjunction with child identification, Photo-ID cards and access control. The company has demonstrated the successful implementation of fingerprints as unique "PIN" codes to protect smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. at major trade conferences. "The addition of the Newport's precision design, manufacturing and quality control capabilities will allow Advanced Precision to offer large quantities of cost-effective, forensic quality fingerprint identity verification Noun 1. identity verification - the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or solutions. These solutions are designed to meet the many needs of the rapidly growing government and personal identification, banking/financial services, computer security, and access control marketplaces," concluded Pastorius. For more information, contact Advanced Precision Technology, Inc., Bruce A. Pastorius, president/CEO, via telephone at 415/397-1545, fax at 415/397-1546 or visit the web site at www.aprint.com. Keywords: Biometrics, fingerprints, smart cards, banking, security, identification, access control |
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