ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,430,967, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Access control apparatus locator" was invented by Maxim Rydkin (Penfield, N.Y.) and Michael Yudichak (Fairport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for locating at least one access control apparatus within an access control system is provided. The method includes transmitting, through a wired connection, the wired connection being between a controller and at least one access control apparatus, a signal comprising at least one access control apparatus instruction to at least one of a first access control apparatus and a second access co...