494 patents
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Utility
Lock drive assemblies
22 Aug 23
An illustrative motor drive assembly is configured for use in a lockset comprising a case, a longitudinally movable link, and a catch configured to move among a locking position and an unlocking position in response to longitudinal movement of the link.
Sundar Raj Dore Vasudevan, Dilip Bangaru, Adam M. Litwinski
Filed: 16 Nov 21
Utility
Door closer adjustment with backout discouragement
22 Aug 23
An exemplary door closer includes a body, a regulation screw, and an indicator.
Colins V. Jacob, Christopher A. Salisbury, Kanagaraj Shanmugam, Zachary P. Boomer, Daniel Cannon
Filed: 12 Jul 21
Utility
Motorized Electric Strike
17 Aug 23
An exemplary electric strike includes a housing and a keeper pivotally mounted in the housing.
John A. Snodgrass
Filed: 25 Oct 22
Utility
Door Fault Identification
17 Aug 23
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors of a door device associated with a door, analyzing the sensor data to determine behavior data indicative of a behavior of the door device, and comparing the behavior data to a plurality of representative data associated with a plurality of door faults to determine a corresponding likelihood that the sensor data corresponds with each of the door faults.
Daniel Langenberg, Nathanael L. Thomas
Filed: 7 Feb 23
Utility
Quiet latch for a locking device
15 Aug 23
A locking device for a door located at a door frame having a door strike.
Bhargav Yalamati, Chetan V, Sachin Chandra Shetty, Prabhat Kumar Yadav
Filed: 24 Nov 20
Utility
Sensing and control of access control devices
8 Aug 23
An exemplary method generally relates to operating an access control device including a motor, a locking member, and a target component operably connected with the locking member.
Vishal S. Kusanale, Avinash K. Vedamurthy, John C. Carpenter
Filed: 6 Aug 19
Utility
Door closer power adjustment
8 Aug 23
An exemplary indicator mechanism is configured for use with a door closer including a body and an adjustment screw.
Adithya Gangadhar Shetty
Filed: 12 Jul 21
Utility
Electronic key reader for mechanical keys
1 Aug 23
An exemplary system includes a mechanical key and an access control device.
Dan Pfunder, Brian C. Eickhoff
Filed: 7 Dec 21
Utility
Adjustment plate gauge insert and adapter for hands-free lock installation
1 Aug 23
A door lock chassis has a gauge insert that defines different dimensions corresponding to different door thicknesses.
Brian E. Walls, Rich D. Shelinbarger, Scott D. Welsby, Peter Malenkovic
Filed: 29 Dec 20
Utility
Networked door closer
25 Jul 23
A door closer assembly for an entryway device having a position sensor that assists in determining the location of the door closer assembly, and thus the location of the associated entryway device, relative to at least an entryway.
Joseph W. Baumgarte
Filed: 28 Jul 20
Utility
Access control with multiple security ecosystems
25 Jul 23
A method according to one embodiment includes monitoring, by an access control device, for changes to a first access control database stored on the access control device, wherein the first access control database is associated with a first security ecosystem having a first set of security protocols; automatically updating a mediation database stored on the access control device to identify a change to the first access control database in response to a determination that the change occurred; and automatically updating a second access control database stored on the access control device based on the change identified in the mediation database and in response to the automatic update of the mediation database, wherein the second access control database is associated with a second security ecosystem different from the first security ecosystem and having a second set of security protocols different from the first set.
Michelle Vickrey, Devin A. Love, Raymond F. Rettig
Filed: 1 Mar 22
Utility
Bolt Actuation Assembly
20 Jul 23
An exemplary method includes operating an access control device including a bolt, an output gear having a magnet mounted thereon, a first magnetic sensor, and a second magnetic sensor.
Rakshith R. Nayak, Vishal Salitkumar Kusanale, Mahesha Appaji, Brady Plummer
Filed: 20 Jan 22
Utility
Modular lock plug
18 Jul 23
A plug assembly including a plug, a sidebar movably mounted on the plug, and a plurality of rack pins seated in the plug.
Brian E. Walls, Jason C. Clifford, Scott D. Welsby
Filed: 18 Aug 20
Utility
Lockset Assembly and Installation
13 Jul 23
A lockset apparatus according to certain embodiments includes one or more features that facilitate the assembly and/or installation of the lockset.
Saagar Mohammed, Aaron P. McKibben, Nagesh Varadaraju, Aditya Heblikar, Mahesha Appaji, Chad Eagin, Taukeer Ansari
Filed: 12 Jan 22
Utility
Interoperability of RF Antenna and Capacitive Touch Keypad
6 Jul 23
A method according to one embodiment includes placing a microcontroller of an access control device in a sleep state, monitoring a radio frequency (RF) field using a near field communication (NFC) controller and an NFC antenna of the access control device, waking the microcontroller from the sleep state in response to detecting that an RF field value of the RF field has surpassed a predefined threshold, masking capacitive touch events received by the microcontroller from a capacitive touch controller in response to waking the microcontroller from the sleep state, processing RF-intensive communication between the access control device and a mobile device in response to masking the capacitive touch events, and unmasking capacitive touch events received by the microcontroller from the capacitive touch controller in response to processing the RF-intensive communication.
David I. Newby
Filed: 31 Dec 21
Utility
Capacitive Touch Keypad
6 Jul 23
An exemplary an access control device generally includes a keypad assembly, an antenna, and a controller.
Jenna Lopez, Maxwell Watson, Sukanya Ranganathan, Frank A. Nardelli
Filed: 31 Dec 21
Utility
Uwb Antenna Solutions for Increased Accuracy for Intent Detection In Access Control Systems
6 Jul 23
An electronic lock according to an embodiment includes an exterior escutcheon on an unsecure side of the door, an interior escutcheon on a secure side of the door, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) positioned within the exterior escutcheon, and a plurality of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas secured to an exterior-facing side of the PCBA, wherein the plurality of UWB antennas comprises a first UWB antenna and a second UWB antenna configured to operate on a first UWB channel, and wherein the second UWB antenna is positioned no greater than one half of a wavelength of the first UWB channel from the first UWB antenna along a first axis.
Joseph Land, Ryan C. Kincaid, David Brown, Molly Dixon
Filed: 31 Dec 21
Utility
Uwb-based Intent Detection for Seamless Access
6 Jul 23
A method according to an embodiment includes receiving UWB data by an access control device, performing predictive analysis on the UWB data to generate expected location data associated with a location of a mobile device, determining a velocity of the mobile device and a heading of the mobile device based on the UWB data, determining whether the mobile device is on course to a passageway associated with the access control device based on the velocity and the heading of the mobile device, performing state estimation to determine whether the mobile device is within a secure distance threshold from the passageway, wherein the secure distance threshold dynamically changes based on the velocity of the mobile device, and inferring ingress intent of a user of the mobile device in response to determining that the mobile device is within the secure distance threshold and on course to the passageway.
David Brown, Ryan C. Kincaid, Joseph Land
Filed: 3 Jan 22
Utility
Dual function security/fire locking mechanism for fire rated devices
4 Jul 23
An exit device located in a door frame having a door strike including a latchbolt assembly, a pushbar assembly, and a link assembly.
Walter T. Blanchard, Jack R. Lehner, Jr.
Filed: 14 Sep 21
Utility
Latchbolt damping module
30 May 23
An exemplary damper module is configured for use with a latchbolt assembly, and generally includes a mounting bracket, a first slowing mechanism, and a second slowing mechanism.
Vijayakumar Mani, Paul R. Arlinghaus, Saagar Mohammed
Filed: 26 Oct 21