ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,328, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to LockFOB LLC (Palm Desert, Calif.).

"Contactless electronic access control system" was invented by Gregory Paul Kirkjan (Palm Desert, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment of an electronic access control system includes an electronic access apparatus, an electronic lock, and an access control administration program. The electronic access apparatus provides a wireless power signal and a wireless digital data signal to the electronic lock. The wireless power signal can be the only source of power used by the electronic lock to actuate an electronic lock mechanism. In some embodiments...