US Patent Issued to ENGLE GRANGE on Sept. 8 for "Vehicle movement restrictions premised on electronic keys" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,815, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to ENGLE GRANGE LLC (Witchita Falls, Texas).

"Vehicle movement restrictions premised on electronic keys" was invented by Donna Long (Wichita Falls, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ignition start system in which authentication of a key is carried out twice, first to activate the ignition switch to allow starting the engine and second at the time prior to moving the vehicle from a parked position. The two step authentication prevents driving off in a car that has been started without having the key for security purposes and also to avoid inconvenient situations that can otherwise occur."

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