ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,479, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Universal Electronics Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Smart barrier alarm device" was invented by George Seelman (Temecula, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrier alarm device for reducing the number of false alarms that may occur in a home or business security system. In one embodiment, a barrier alarm device, such as a door or window sensor, determines whether a barrier, such as a door or a window, has been opened, and determines whether a human being is inside a premises in proximity to the door or window. If a human being is inside the monitored premises when the door or window is opene...