ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,768, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc. (New Haven, Conn.).
"Electronic lock with remote monitoring" was invented by Nedal Akram Almomani (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Michael Maridakis (Garden Grove, Calif.) and Greg Gluchowski (Coto de Caza, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic lockset that allows for remote monitoring includes a locking mechanism, a motion sensor, a camera, and a wireless communication module. The locking mechanism is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The motion sensor is configured to detect a person in proximity to the electronic lockset. T...