Patents by Inventor Robert P. Barden

Robert P. Barden 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).

  • Patent number: 9361741
    Abstract: A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a structure prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the structure prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Yikes LLC
    Inventors: William Benjamin Robertson, Robert P. Barden
  • Publication number: 20160035162
    Abstract: A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a structure prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the structure prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: WILLIAM BENJAMIN ROBERTSON, Robert P. Barden
  • Patent number: 9129450
    Abstract: A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a structure prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the structure prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Yikes LLC
    Inventors: William Benjamin Robertson, Robert P. Barden
  • Publication number: 20140292482
    Abstract: A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a structure prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the structure prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: William Benjamin Robertson, Robert P. Barden
  • Patent number: 8791790
    Abstract: A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a structure prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the structure prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Yikes LLC
    Inventors: William Benjamin Robertson, Robert P. Barden
  • Publication number: 20100201482
    Abstract: A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a structure prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the structure prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: William Benjamin Robertson, Robert P. Barden
  • Publication number: 20100201536
    Abstract: A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to detect the proximity of a user device to a structure and a wide-area data network to communicate an unlock request. The access system then authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user device prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command. Besides providing access to the structure, the system may perform other functions, such as monitoring room occupancy, switching power on and off, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: William Benjamin Robertson, Robert P. Barden, Cortland Denver Starrett