Patents by Inventor Ethan Harmon

Ethan Harmon 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).

  • Peripheral controller in an access control system
    Patent number: 10789797
    Abstract: A peripheral controller for an access control system according to one embodiment includes a reader interface, a Power over Ethernet circuit, a processor, and a memory. The reader interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one credential reader. The Power over Ethernet (PoE) circuit is configured to receive power over an Ethernet cable for powering the peripheral controller. The memory includes a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the peripheral controller to analyze credential data received via the reader interface make an access control decision based on the analyzed credential data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Hopkins, David Studt, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Ryan C. Kincaid, Dan Pfunder, Kevin P. Oehler, Ethan Harmon, Jonathan Everson
  • PERIPHERAL CONTROLLER IN AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190096148
    Abstract: A peripheral controller for an access control system according to one embodiment includes a reader interface, a Power over Ethernet circuit, a processor, and a memory. The reader interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one credential reader. The Power over Ethernet (PoE) circuit is configured to receive power over an Ethernet cable for powering the peripheral controller. The memory includes a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the peripheral controller to analyze credential data received via the reader interface make an access control decision based on the analyzed credential data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Hopkins, David Studt, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Ryan C. Kincaid, Dan Pfunder, Kevin P. Oehler, Ethan Harmon, Jonathan Everson