Patents Assigned to Master Lock Company LLC
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Patent number: 12167293Abstract: A lock system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to store an access credential for a locking device. The access credential is associated with a user. The access credential has a lifespan. The processing circuit is further configured to deliver the access credential to a user device associated with the user to facilitate accessing the locking device with the user device, monitor a frequency at which the user device accesses the locking device using the access credential, and adjust the lifespan of the access credential based on the frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: John Bartucci, Kevin Anderson, Brad Banach, Greg Miller
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Publication number: 20240330424Abstract: An electronic locking device includes an electronically controllable locking mechanism, a memory, a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a user device to receive an encrypted package containing a biometric template corresponding to an authorized user, and a processor. The processor is configured to decrypt the encrypted package and store the biometric template in the memory, receive a biometric input corresponding to a user attempting to access the electronic locking device, determine if the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user, and activate the electronically controllable locking mechanism in response to a determination that the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Master Lock Company LLCInventor: Scott Kalous
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Patent number: 12106618Abstract: A keysafe includes a housing, a door, a locking mechanism, a wireless communications interface, and an inhibitor system. The housing defines an internal compartment structured to receive a key fob for a vehicle. The door is positioned to enclose the internal compartment. The locking mechanism is positioned to selectively lock the door to prevent access to the internal compartment. The wireless communications interface is configured to facilitate wireless communication with an external device. The inhibitor system includes a coil disposed around the internal compartment, a battery disposed within the housing and coupled to the coil, and a controller. The controller is configured to energize the coil with the battery to inhibit communication between the key fob and the vehicle, receive a deactivation signal from the external device via the wireless communications interface, and de-energize the coil in response to receiving the deactivation signal to permit the communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Michael B. Jonely, Scott Kalous
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Patent number: 12008850Abstract: A system includes a server having a communication device and a processing circuit. The communication device is configured to facilitate communication with electronic devices. The processing circuit is configured to receive permission from a first user device for a guest user to access an electronic lock using a second user device, provide a notification to the second user device regarding a guest user profile, receive an activation command from the second user device based on the notification, generate the guest user profile for the guest user in response to receiving the permission and the activation command, and transmit the guest user profile to the second user device. The guest user profile is usable to allow the guest user to unlock the electronic lock.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Nathan Conrad, Yi Zhang, Nemanja Stefanovic, John Bartucci, Scott Kalous
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Patent number: 11947649Abstract: An electronic locking device includes an electronically controllable locking mechanism, a memory, a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a user device to receive an encrypted package containing a biometric template corresponding to an authorized user, and a processor. The processor is configured to decrypt the encrypted package and store the biometric template in the memory, receive a biometric input corresponding to a user attempting to access the electronic locking device, determine if the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user, and activate the electronically controllable locking mechanism in response to a determination that the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventor: Scott Kalous
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Publication number: 20230290201Abstract: A keysafe includes a housing, a door, a locking mechanism, a wireless communications interface, and an inhibitor system. The housing defines an internal compartment structured to receive a key fob for a vehicle. The door is positioned to enclose the internal compartment. The locking mechanism is positioned to selectively lock the door to prevent access to the internal compartment. The wireless communications interface is configured to facilitate wireless communication with an external device. The inhibitor system includes a coil disposed around the internal compartment, a battery disposed within the housing and coupled to the coil, and a controller. The controller is configured to energize the coil with the battery to inhibit communication between the key fob and the vehicle, receive a deactivation signal from the external device via the wireless communications interface, and de-energize the coil in response to receiving the deactivation signal to permit the communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Michael B. Jonely, Scott Kalous
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Publication number: 20230037215Abstract: A system includes a server having a communication device and a processing circuit. The communication device is configured to facilitate communication with electronic devices. The processing circuit is configured to receive permission from a first user device for a guest user to access an electronic lock using a second user device, provide a notification to the second user device regarding a guest user profile, receive an activation command from the second user device based on the notification, generate the guest user profile for the guest user in response to receiving the permission and the activation command, and transmit the guest user profile to the second user device. The guest user profile is usable to allow the guest user to unlock the electronic lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Nathan Conrad, Yi Zhang, Nemanja Stefanovic, John Bartucci, Scott Kalous
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Patent number: 11568691Abstract: A keysafe includes a housing, a door, a locking mechanism, a wireless communications interface, and an inhibitor system. The housing defines an internal compartment structured to receive a key fob for a vehicle. The door is positioned to enclose the internal compartment. The locking mechanism is positioned to selectively lock the door to prevent access to the internal compartment. The wireless communications interface is configured to facilitate wireless communication with an external device. The inhibitor system includes a coil disposed around the internal compartment, a battery disposed within the housing and coupled to the coil, and a controller. The controller is configured to energize the coil with the battery to inhibit communication between the key fob and the vehicle, receive a deactivation signal from the external device via the wireless communications interface, and de-energize the coil in response to receiving the deactivation signal to permit the communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Michael B. Jonely, Scott Kalous
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Patent number: 11468721Abstract: A method includes establishing communication between a first mobile device and a locking device via a first wireless transceiver of the first mobile device and a second wireless transceiver of the locking device; determining a location of at least one of the first mobile device or the locking device responsive to the communication; receiving, by a server, permission for the guest user to access the locking device using a second mobile device where the permission is provided from an external device prior to the second mobile device interacting with the locking device; generating, by the server, a guest user profile in response to receiving the permission where the guest user profile includes data usable to allow the guest user to lock or unlock the locking device; and transmitting, by the server, the guest user profile to the second mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLCInventors: Nathan Conrad, Yi Zhang, Nemanja Stefanovic, John Bartucci, Scott Kalous
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Patent number: 11454050Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a lock including a shackle movable between an unlocked state and a locked state, an electronically actuated blocker selectively engaged with the shackle to inhibit movement of the shackle from the locked state to the unlocked state, the blocker movable between a key override disabled position, a key override enabled position, and an electronic unlock position, and a key cylinder structured to move the shackle to the unlocked state when the blocker is in the key override enabled position.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLCInventor: Zachary T. Nave
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Publication number: 20220261469Abstract: An electronic locking device includes an electronically controllable locking mechanism, a memory, a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a user device to receive an encrypted package containing a biometric template corresponding to an authorized user, and a processor. The processor is configured to decrypt the encrypted package and store the biometric template in the memory, receive a biometric input corresponding to a user attempting to access the electronic locking device, determine if the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user, and activate the electronically controllable locking mechanism in response to a determination that the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Master Lock Company LLCInventor: Scott Kalous
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Publication number: 20220210604Abstract: A lock system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to store an access credential for a locking device. The access credential is associated with a user. The access credential has a lifespan. The processing circuit is further configured to deliver the access credential to a user device associated with the user to facilitate accessing the locking device with the user device, monitor a frequency at which the user device accesses the locking device using the access credential, and adjust the lifespan of the access credential based on the frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: John Bartucci, Kevin Anderson, Brad Banach, Greg Miller
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Patent number: 11304027Abstract: A lock system includes a plurality of electronic locking devices and a server. The server is configured to receive lock location data regarding a location of each of the plurality of electronic locking devices, receive user device location data regarding a current location of each of a plurality of user devices, deliver access credentials to each of the plurality of user devices according to a geofence delivery protocol based on the lock location data and the user device location data, monitor a current aggregate loading in response to using the geofence delivery protocol, and deliver access credentials to one or more of the plurality of user devices according to a non-geofence delivery protocol in response to the current aggregate loading exceeding a load threshold to reduce the current aggregate loading.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: John Bartucci, Kevin Anderson, Brad Banach, Greg Miller
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Patent number: 11275820Abstract: An electronic locking device includes an electronically controllable locking mechanism, a memory, a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a user device to receive an encrypted package containing a biometric template corresponding to an authorized user, and a processor. The processor is configured to decrypt the encrypted package and store the biometric template in the memory, receive a biometric input corresponding to a user attempting to access the electronic locking device, determine if the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user, and activate the electronically controllable locking mechanism in response to a determination that the biometric input matches the biometric template of the authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventor: Scott Kalous
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Patent number: D962037Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLCInventors: Cornelius O'Rourke, Zachary Nave, Lea Plato
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Patent number: D979522Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLCInventors: Michael Neau, Andrew Bartel
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Patent number: D979523Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLCInventors: Michael Neau, Andrew Bartel
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Patent number: D1009596Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLCInventors: Lea Plato, Cornelius Robert O'Rourke
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Patent number: D1041291Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Cornelius O'Rourke, Zachary Nave, Lea Plato
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Patent number: D1042091Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Cornelius O'Rourke, Zachary Nave, Lea Plato