US Patent Issued to Mobile Tech on April 7 for "Secure, remotely controlled, internally powered padlock" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,688, issued on April 7, was assigned to Mobile Tech Inc. (Hillsboro, Ore.).

"Secure, remotely controlled, internally powered padlock" was invented by Jude Hall (Hillsboro, Ore.), Steven R. Payne (Hillsboro, Ore.), Robert Blaser (Hillsboro, Ore.) and Jacob Collier (Hillsboro, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The current document is directed to an improved, remotely controlled, internally powered electronic padlock with enhanced security features that, when mechanically compromised, automatically generate alarms. The improved padlock can be opened via a key card placed in proximity to the improved padlock and can additionally be ope...