ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,248, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to InVue Security Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Electronic locks for server racks" was invented by Christopher J. Fawcett (Charlotte, N.C.), Gary A. Taylor (Fort Mill, S.C.), Jeffrey A. Grant (Matthews, N.C.), Ethan Evan Wood (Charlotte, N.C.) and David N. Berglund (Indian Trail, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for preventing unauthorized access to server racks. In one example, a system includes an electronic key and an electronic lock configured to be attached to the server rack. The electronic lock is configured to...