ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,321, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Scooterbug Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Wireless access control system network in which a multi-level machine-readable code system and method are deployed for initiating and enabling contact-less access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment" was invented by Mark Christopher Schmidt (Windermere, Fla.), Wesley Edward Swogger (Fairfax Station, Va.), Thomas Dwayne Taylor (Kissimmee, Fla.) and Michael Buchoff (Winter Springs, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless access control system network, in which a multi-level machine-readable code system and method are ...