US Patent Issued to DAVINCI LOCK on Oct. 7 for "Controlled access system, device and method" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,593, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to DAVINCI LOCK LLC (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Controlled access system, device and method" was invented by Bradford A. Minsley (Raleigh, N.C.) and Clifton P. Minsley (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a system, device and method employ a mobile application and/or hardware components to obviate reliance on a facility management system to open an access barrier such as a gate. In various embodiments, a hardware device coupled with a mobile application can open an access barrier at an access-controlled property on behalf of individuals. Embodiments of the hardware device include a mic...