Patents by Inventor Patrik EIGENMANN

Patrik EIGENMANN 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).

  • Access control method, device and system
    Patent number: 12230088
    Abstract: A method for controlling access within a secure control area using an access control device communicatively connected to one or more barrier(s) arranged within the secure control area, the method comprising: executing ultra-wideband transmissions with authentication device(s) using one or more ultra-wideband transceiver(s) of the access control device; detecting, by a processing unit of the access control device, entry and/or exit of the authentication device(s) (100) through the barrier(s) by processing signal properties of the one or more ultra-wideband transmissions and operating the barrier(s)—by the access control device—in a first mode of operation; switching operation of the barrier(s) by the access control device—from the first mode of operation into a second mode of operation upon determining a last exit of any authentication device from the secure control area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: dormakaba Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Paul Studerus, André Lüscher, Patrik Eigenmann
  • ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240038011
    Abstract: A method for controlling access within a secure control area using an access control device communicatively connected to one or more barrier(s) arranged within the secure control area, the method comprising: executing ultra-wideband transmissions with authentication device(s) using one or more ultra-wideband transceiver(s) of the access control device; detecting, by a processing unit of the access control device, entry and/or exit of the authentication device(s) (100) through the barrier(s) by processing signal properties of the one or more ultra-wideband transmissions and operating the barrier(s)—by the access control device—in a first mode of operation; switching operation of the barrier(s) by the access control device—from the first mode of operation into a second mode of operation upon determining a last exit of any authentication device from the secure control area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Paul STUDERUS, André LÜSCHER, Patrik EIGENMANN
  • PASSAGE DEVICE FOR ACCESS CONTROL AND/OR SEPARATION
    Publication number: 20230175318
    Abstract: A passage device for access control and/or separation, having at least one barrier element, which projects into a passage of the passage device and blocks the passage. The barrier element has a base body with at least one hollow space, wherein the hollow space is at least partially filled with a filling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Elmar HAUNGS, Ping OOI BOON, Patrik EIGENMANN