ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,143, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Lyft Inc. (San Francisco).
"Systems and methods for magnet-equipped locks" was invented by Peter Rex Luedtke (San Francisco), Andrew Paul Rosenkranz (Hoboken, N.J.), Richard Stephen Chelminski (Oakland, Calif.) and James Jeng-Yeu Peng (Emeryville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed computer-implemented method may include a magnetic insertable lock component with a magnet-sensing lock housing. By using a magnet within a pin and a magnetic field sensor within the lock housing, the apparatus may accurately detect the state of the lock. In some embodiments, the apparatus may determ...