ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,010, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to HavenLock Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).
"Locking apparatuses and a method of providing access control" was invented by Alexander Michael Bertelli (Nashville, Tenn.) and Kenneth Clay Banks (Franklin, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Locking apparatuses and methods are provided for controlling access to a space using an improved locking apparatus. Provided are apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing lockdown control a protected area, such as a classroom or other area, where a single input may be provided to place one or more locking apparatuses in a lockdown state."
The patent was filed o...