Patents by Inventor James Travis FERRY

James Travis FERRY 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).

  • System and method of initializing and controlling locks
    Patent number: 10134208
    Abstract: A method of initializing an electronic lock in the field includes the steps of providing a unique lock identifier for a lock, providing a unique organization identifier for an organization, generating master encryption keys for the organization derived from the unique organization identifier for that organization, communicating the unique organization identifier and master encryption keys for the organization to a remote mobile device, using the mobile device to remotely generate individual encryption keys for the lock utilizing one of the master encryption keys, the unique organization identifier and the unique lock identifier for the one of the plurality of locks, and using the mobile device to remotely program a manager key to communicate the individual encryption keys to the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sargent & Greenleaf, Inc.
    Inventor: James Travis Ferry
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INITIALIZING AND CONTROLLING LOCKS
    Publication number: 20160217634
    Abstract: A method of initializing an electronic lock in the field includes the steps of providing a unique lock identifier for a lock, providing a unique organization identifier for an organization, generating master encryption keys for the organization derived from the unique organization identifier for that organization, communicating the unique organization identifier and master encryption keys for the organization to a remote mobile device, using the mobile device to remotely generate individual encryption keys for the lock utilizing one of the master encryption keys, the unique organization identifier and the unique lock identifier for the one of the plurality of locks, and using the mobile device to remotely program a manager key to communicate the individual encryption keys to the lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: James Travis FERRY