ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,511,960, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc. (New Haven, Conn.).
"Electronic lock pairing via passcode" was invented by Derek Imanuel (Irvine, Calif.) and Kevin Pasma (Lake Forest, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Secure passcode-triggered wireless communication pairing of a mobile device with an electronic lock is provided. The passcode is a limited-use (e.g., one time use, useful for a limited time span) pairing passcode that may be generated at the electronic lock or by an application executing on an administrative user's mobile device that can be communicated to a guest user as part of an invi...