Patents by Inventor Prashant N. Urkudey

Prashant N. Urkudey 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).

  • Serialized lock combination retrieval systems and methods
    Patent number: 8108927
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of systems and methods for retrieving combination lock codes in a secure environment. In some embodiments, each of a plurality of combination locks are linked with a serial code. A user may then enter user identity information into a retrieval system. After the system has validated the user identity information, the user may enter a serial code into the system, the serial code associated with a combination lock for which the user would like to retrieve a corresponding combination code. Upon receipt of the serial code from the user, the system may securely transmit a combination code associated with the desired combination lock to the user. In one embodiment, the secure transmission of the combination code is done by sending an electronic mail message to an electronic mail account of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Targus Group International, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah L. Michelle, Prashant N. Urkudey
  • SERIALIZED LOCK COMBINATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090083851
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of systems and methods for retrieving combination lock codes in a secure environment. In some embodiments, each of a plurality of combination locks are linked with a serial code. A user may then enter user identity information into a retrieval system. After the system has validated the user identity information, the user may enter a serial code into the system, the serial code associated with a combination lock for which the user would like to retrieve a corresponding combination code. Upon receipt of the serial code from the user, the system may securely transmit a combination code associated with the desired combination lock to the user. In one embodiment, the secure transmission of the combination code is done by sending an electronic mail message to an electronic mail account of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Targus Group International, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah L. Michelle, Prashant N. Urkudey