US Patent Issued to Steelcase on Nov. 11 for "Data collection, storage and management system and method" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,837, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Data collection, storage and management system and method" was invented by Darrin Sculley (Byron Center, Mich.), Kurt R. Heidmann (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Louis Everett Rowland (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system of controlling data collection and use, the method for use with at least a first sensor designed to sense at least a first parameter and an interface device, the method comprising the steps of receiving data values from the sensor, storing the received data values in a temporary private database that is inacces...