Patents by Inventor Peter R. Russo
Peter R. Russo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11866003Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Scoot Rides, Inc.Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 11629526Abstract: Various implementations of an electric strike are described that includes a casing housing that includes a power source, a lock mechanism, circuitry powered by the power source, the circuitry being configured to authenticate a user, and electro-mechanically actuate the lock mechanism, and a rotor coupled to the lock mechanism, the rotor being powered by the power source and configured to situate the lock mechanism based on a lock state of the electric strike.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventors: Chi (Ricky) Lee, William J. Rehlich, Peter R. Russo
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Publication number: 20220170295Abstract: Various implementations of an electric strike are described that includes a casing housing that includes a power source, a lock mechanism, circuitry powered by the power source, the circuitry being configured to authenticate a user, and electro-mechanically actuate the lock mechanism, and a rotor coupled to the lock mechanism, the rotor being powered by the power source and configured to situate the lock mechanism based on a lock state of the electric strike.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Chi (Ricky) Lee, William J. Rehlich, Peter R. Russo
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Publication number: 20220144209Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 11248397Abstract: Various implementations of an electric strike are described that includes a casing housing that includes a power source, a lock mechanism, circuitry powered by the power source, the circuitry being configured to authenticate a user, and electro-mechanically actuate the lock mechanism, and a rotor coupled to the lock mechanism, the rotor being powered by the power source and configured to situate the lock mechanism based on a lock state of the electric strike.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: NEXKEY, INC.Inventors: Chi (Ricky) Lee, William J. Rehlich, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 11220237Abstract: A request to access a vehicle is received from an electronic device of a user. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Scoot Rides, Inc.Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 10900259Abstract: Some embodiments include a lock cylinder comprising: a plug assembly having a front portion and a back portion; a housing shell within which the plug assembly is rotatably disposed, wherein the housing shell includes a notch; wherein the back portion of the plug assembly comprises: a locking pin that is movably disposed, and wherein the locking pin is configured to prevent a rotation of the plug assembly when the locking pin is engaged in the notch and prevented from retracting by a multi-stable mechanism; and the multi-stable mechanism having at least two stable configurations corresponding to respectively to a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the multi-stable mechanism can maintain the stable configurations without consuming energy; wherein, at a first stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism prevents the locking pin from retracting, and, at a second stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism enables the locking pin to retract.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: NEXKEY, INC.Inventors: Peter R. Russo, Matthew Patrick Herscovitch
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Publication number: 20200270904Abstract: A lock and method for locking wherein the lock includes a cylindrical housing that houses at least a replaceable battery, a lock mechanism, an electronic circuit powered by the replaceable battery, the electronic circuit being configured to authenticate a user and electro-mechanically actuate the lock mechanism of the lock responsive to being activated, and a rotor coupled to the lock mechanism of the lock, the rotor being powered by the replaceable battery and configured to situate the lock mechanism based on a lock state of the lock, and a handle situated outside the cylindrical housing on a front side of the cylindrical housing, the handle being coupled to the lock mechanism, the handle being configured to activate the lock responsive to the user moving the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Chi (Ricky) Lee, William J. Rehlich, Peter R. Russo
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Publication number: 20200055486Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Publication number: 20200024867Abstract: Various implementations of a wireless electric lock core are described that includes a face situated on a front side of a lock and configured to activate the lock responsive to a user touching the face, and a lock mechanism, and a housing including a power source, circuitry powered by the power source and coupled to the face, the circuitry being configured to authenticate a user, and electro-mechanically actuate the lock mechanism upon activation of the lock, and an antenna powered by the power source and coupled to the circuit, the antenna being situated at the front side of the lock behind the face and controlled by the circuitry to wirelessly communicate with a user device; and a rotor coupled to the circuitry and the lock mechanism, the rotor being powered by the power source and configured to actuate the lock mechanism based on commands from the circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Chi (Ricky) Lee, William J. Rehlich, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 10434985Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Scoot Rides, Inc.Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Publication number: 20190277061Abstract: Various implementations of an electric strike are described that includes a casing housing that includes a power source, a lock mechanism, circuitry powered by the power source, the circuitry being configured to authenticate a user, and electro-mechanically actuate the lock mechanism, and a rotor coupled to the lock mechanism, the rotor being powered by the power source and configured to situate the lock mechanism based on a lock state of the electric strike.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Chi (Ricky) Lee, William J. Rehlich, Peter R. Russo
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Publication number: 20180347233Abstract: Some embodiments include a lock cylinder comprising: a plug assembly having a front portion and a back portion; a housing shell within which the plug assembly is rotatably disposed, wherein the housing shell includes a notch; wherein the back portion of the plug assembly comprises: a locking pin that is movably disposed, and wherein the locking pin is configured to prevent a rotation of the plug assembly when the locking pin is engaged in the notch and prevented from retracting by a multi-stable mechanism; and the multi-stable mechanism having at least two stable configurations corresponding to respectively to a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the multi-stable mechanism can maintain the stable configurations without consuming energy; wherein, at a first stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism prevents the locking pin from retracting, and, at a second stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism enables the locking pin to retract.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Peter R. Russo, Matthew Patrick Herscovitch
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Publication number: 20180319368Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 10086796Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: SCOOT NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 9903139Abstract: Some embodiments include a lock cylinder comprising: a plug assembly having a front portion and a back portion; a housing shell within which the plug assembly is rotatably disposed, wherein the housing shell includes a notch; wherein the back portion of the plug assembly comprises: a locking pin that is movably disposed, and wherein the locking pin is configured to prevent a rotation of the plug assembly when the locking pin is engaged in the notch and prevented from retracting by a multi-stable mechanism; and the multi-stable mechanism having at least two stable configurations corresponding to respectively to a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the multi-stable mechanism can maintain the stable configurations without consuming energy; wherein, at a first stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism prevents the locking pin from retracting, and, at a second stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism enables the locking pin to retract.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Nexkey, Inc.Inventors: Peter R. Russo, Matthew Patrick Herscovitch
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Publication number: 20180009414Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 9738255Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Scoot Networks, Inc.Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Publication number: 20170197584Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
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Patent number: 9586559Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: SCOOT NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo