ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,507, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Masonite Corp. (Tampa, Fla.).

"Entry access system and method for questionnaire screening" was invented by Alex Bodurka (Portage, Mich.), Jan H. Ettrich (Geneva, Ill.) and David Toll (Cicero, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An entry system includes a plurality of first user devices, such as key fobs, ID cards and the like. A plurality of second user devices are maintained by users, and may include mobile phones, smart watches and tablets. A main entry system controls a barrier to allow entry to approved individuals. An authorization system is configured to validate the first and second user...