ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,743,916, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to BAUER PRODUCTS INC. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Lock and method for operating same" was invented by Robert G. Bos (Grand Haven, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for operating a lock. A wireless command is received from a trusted device in a proximity range of the lock to enable a proximity mode. The proximity range is selectable by a user of the trusted device via an application. The proximity mode is enabled, and while enabled, a command is received to activate or deactivate the lock. The lock is activated or deactivated in response to the received activating or deactivating command...