ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,200, issued on July 29, was assigned to Universal Electronics Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Security apparatus and method" was invented by Michael Lamb (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), Jay Stone (San Marcos, Calif.), Michael Bailey (Carlsbad, Calif.) and George Seelman (Temecula, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for monitoring a door or a window is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is described, comprising receiving, by a processor, an electronic signal from a motion sensor in response to movement of the door or window, determining a direction of movement of the door or window from the electronic signal by the...