ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,542, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to KONE Corp. (Helsinki).

"Movable user entry device and an access system for access control" was invented by Jussi Laurila (Helsinki), Visa Rauta (Helsinki), Antti Perko (Helsinki), Mika Kemppainen (Helsinki) and Tomio Pihkala (Helsinki).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A movable user entry device for an access control includes an internal power source and a communication unit configured to wirelessly connect the user entry device to an external system. An access system for an access control includes an external system and at least one movable user entry device."

The patent was filed on May 3, 2023...