US Patent Issued to LockFOB on Sept. 30 for "Electronic access control" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,430,966, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LockFOB LLC (Palm Desert, Calif.).

"Electronic access control" 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 key, an electronic lock, and an access control administration program. The electronic key can include program code for switching between a lock mode and a computer mode. In some embodiments, the lock mode and computer mode allow for simplified administration and operation of the access control system. Some embodiments of the electronic key include a rechargeable batter...