Method and apparatus for preventing the unauthorized opening of an electronic lock
US6377006B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/7085
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is an electronic lock having a shorting or shunt circuit designed to allow an authorized operator to open the electronic lock and which will prevent an unauthorized operator from opening the lock when authorized combination has not been entered.
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