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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas E Trent, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
Medeco Security Locks, Inc., Salem, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34082531 ; 70283 ; 70285 ; 70278 ;
Abstract
An electronic security system includes an electronic lock mechanism and an electronic key, each of which is provided with a microprocessor controller and a memory storing data including an ID code and encryption key codes. The lock microprocessor may either change ID codes stored in its memory or encrypt a seed number to be used for determining access to the lock. A novel combination dial electronic lock utilizes the electronic lock and key in association with a conventional combination lock dial to prevent rotation of the combination dial unless an authorized electronic key has been inserted into the electronic lock.