US Patent Issued to ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group on Sept. 15 for "Door system with authentication and activation" (North Carolina, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,114, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group Inc. (Monroe, N.C.).

"Door system with authentication and activation" was invented by Brian D. Hass (Monroe, N.C.), Dustin Lawhon (Lilesville, N.C.), David M. Price (Weddington, N.C.), Henry B. Wallace (Fincastle, Va.), Lisa Corte Lovejoy (Raleigh, N.C.) and Kenya A. Moses (Marvin, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detection sensor or a user device is used to aid in providing authentication and activation of a door system when a user tries to access the door for ingress and egress. Operating parameters of the door systems may be set to allow ...