Patents by Inventor Michael Kenneth Hart

Michael Kenneth Hart 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).

  • Publication number: 20240054849
    Abstract: A self-service kiosk includes a housing and an imaging device in a key fob receptacle in the housing. The imaging device captures an image of a master key fob placed in the receptacle. The kiosk includes a key fob dispenser having a dispensing slot to receive a duplicated key fob and a dispensing mechanism to dispense the duplicated key fob into the dispensing slot. The kiosk also includes a processor that receives an image from the imaging device, and detects a presence of the master key fob in the key fob receptacle based on an analysis of the received image. Upon detecting the presence of the master key fob, the processor reads codes stored on the master key fob, writes the codes on a blank key fob to generate the duplicated key fob, and causes the dispensing mechanism to dispense the duplicated key fob in the dispensing slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Byron Keith GRICE, Michael Kenneth HART, Michael James SCHMIDT, Brian David ROSNER, Ari BENNETT, Robert FOORD, Bryan Keith SOLACE
  • Publication number: 20230050287
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed for use in identifying and duplicating objects, particularly access devices such as house keys, office keys, automobile keys, and RFID key fobs. Within a singular housing, the customizable systems may include any or all of a key identification system, a key duplication system, an automobile key identification system, and/or an RFID key fob duplication system. Unique capabilities of the systems include the ability to verify that an existing automobile key matches data input by the user pertaining to the associated automobile. Further, the systems reduce frustration, error, and waste by programming a duplicate blank RFID key fob in a fully automated manner within the housing of the machine. To facilitate this process, blank RFID key fobs may be stored inside of the housing within RFID key fob containers that are readily stacked and dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Byron Keith Grice, Michael J. Schmidt, Michael Kenneth Hart, Ari Bennett, Patrick Kowalsky, Brian Rosner, Wendell Luckow, Bryan Solace, David Wilkinson, Roger Palmer
  • Patent number: D979575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Rodrigo Serzedello, Bryan Keith Solace, Michael Kenneth Hart