Now holding eight issued patents, StorageDefender continues to invent, invest in, and protect the innovations behind its mission to lead in smart unit monitoring for self-storage.
[Denton, TX – September 8, 2026] – StorageDefender Inc., the pioneer of Smart Units as a service for the self-storage industry, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 12,694,738, “Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring controlled spaces for transitory uses.” The patent was granted on July 28, 2026.
This is the third patent issued to StorageDefender in 2026 and the eighth in the company’s portfolio to date, with additional applications pending. It belongs to the same patent family as the company’s earlier grants relating to individual monitoring of controlled spaces such as self-storage units. That area of development began with StorageDefender’s first patent filings in January 2019 and now extends across Smart Storage Units, Smart Zones, and the company’s broader smart facility platform.
“We have been building and protecting this technology since the beginning,” said Nathan Wright, CTO of StorageDefender and a named inventor on the patent. “This grant strengthens a portfolio that we intend to keep growing.”
A complete list of StorageDefender’s issued patents is available at storage-defender.com/patents.
About StorageDefender Inc.:
StorageDefender is the pioneer and leading national service provider of Smart Units for self-storage owners and operators. Since creating the Smart Units-as-a-service category in 2019, StorageDefender has established the industry standard for unit-level monitoring with a patented, field-proven, service-oriented platform that enables operators to generate independent, high-margin recurring revenue. The platform includes Smart Units for individual tenant monitoring, Smart Zones for common area and facility-wide intelligence, and the Web Management Portal (WMP) for centralized operational visibility and control. StorageDefender’s fully independent system integrates with a broad ecosystem of PMS providers, works alongside an operator’s existing technology environment, and requires no specific gate access, making portfolio-wide standardization low-cost and easy to deploy. StorageDefender is a registered trademark of StorageDefender Inc. TeamOfDefender LLC is a subsidiary of StorageDefender Inc. (www.storage-defender.com)
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