Patents
US 11651640 B2: Method, system and apparatus for equipment monitoring and access control
- Granted
- 2023-05-16
- Filed
- 2021-06-29 application 17361917
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of asset access control includes: storing, at an access control server: an asset record corresponding to a physical asset and containing an asset identifier corresponding to the asset; and an account record corresponding to a user of the physical asset and containing an account identifier; receiving, at the access control server from a client computing device, an authorization request containing the asset identifier and the account identifier; determining, based on a comparison between the asset record and the account record, whether to authorize the request; when the determination is affirmative, transmitting an instruction to a collector device mounted on the physical asset to permit subsequent access to the asset.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230516.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC 14 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MO | EquipmentShare.com Inc Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Schlacks, IV | Columbia, MO | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jabbok Schlacks | Columbia, MO | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C9/00571 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/087 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L67/306 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R25/24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Correction Supplement no. 1 to patent security agreement | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC signed 2026-06-19 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, IL | 75800/655 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-12-11 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2023-05-09 | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC COLUMBIA, MO | 73194/861 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-11-26 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2025-11-26 | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC COLUMBIA, MO | 73050/62 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-11-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC signed 2025-11-26 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, IL | 73050/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-10-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC. signed 2024-10-25 | CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 69017/617 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-09-27 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC signed 2024-09-13 | CITIBANK, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 69066/406 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-05-03 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC. signed 2024-04-16 | CITIBANK, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 67307/101 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-05-09 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC. signed 2023-05-09 | CITIBANK, N.A. NEW YORK, NY | 63583/856 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-08-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC signed 2021-08-17 | HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC NEW YORK, NY | 57205/923 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-08-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC signed 2021-08-17 | CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 57200/452 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SCHLACKS, JABBOK signed 2019-02-27 SCHLACKS, WILLIAM JOHN, IV signed 2019-02-27 | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC COLUMBIA, MO | 56704/787 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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