494 patents
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Utility
Ligature-resistant hinge cap
3 Jan 23
A ligature-resistant hinge cap according to certain embodiments is configured for use with a hinge including a pair of leaves and a connecting portion connecting the pair of leaves.
Maria Shields, Gregory W. Dole, Jr.
Filed: 20 Jul 21
Utility
Rotation Converter
22 Dec 22
A rotation converter according to certain embodiments generally includes a case, an input member, a shuttle, and an output member.
Nagesh Varadaraju, Aaron P. McKibben
Filed: 18 Jun 21
Utility
Wireless Access Credential System
22 Dec 22
An access control system and methods according to at least one embodiment leverage wireless access credentials to allow a user to securely gain access to a secured area using his or her mobile device.
Jonathan R. Everson, Gregory Ross, Seth Kaufman, Dakoda Johnson, Christopher Bauer, John Luif, John Evenson, Lakshmi Santhanakrishnan, Mark Duckworth, Keith R. Broerman, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Matthew Dexter, Benjamin J. Hopkins, David Studt
Filed: 12 Jul 22
Utility
Exit Device Trim Locking
15 Dec 22
An exemplary trim lock device is configured for use with a trim comprising a lift finger, and generally includes a housing, a blocking member, and a lock actuator.
Zachary Holtgrewe, Brian C. Eickhoff
Filed: 16 Aug 22
Utility
Access Control with Multiple Security Ecosystems
15 Dec 22
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
Automatic sliding panel deadbolt lock assembly
13 Dec 22
A sliding panel deadbolt lock assembly that is associated with a sliding panel that transitions between an open position and a closed position relative to a stationary panel that is coupled to the sliding panel.
Richard E. Harris
Filed: 10 Nov 20
Utility
Exit Device Assembly
8 Dec 22
An indicator assembly according to certain embodiments generally includes a mounting bracket, a follower, a transmission ring, and an indicator plate.
Eric Hoiland, Michael D. Coleman, Manjunath Shetty
Filed: 2 Jun 21
Utility
Modular add-on devices for door closers
6 Dec 22
An exemplary modular hold-open device is configured for use with a door closer comprising a body, a pinion rotatably mounted to the body, and an armature connected with the pinion.
Yong K. Lacy, Akhil Ramesh Hamsagar, Adithya Gangadhar Shetty, Vijayakumar Mani, Sundar Raj Dore Vasudevan, David V. Toloday, Kanagaraj Shanmugam
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Top-hanging Sliding Door Including Bottom Guide and Seal
24 Nov 22
Systems and methods for providing a drop seal assembly which is concealed within an opening in the bottom of a sliding door panel of a top-hanging sliding door.
Gregory J. Goldfinch, Robert Allen Larson, JR., Dustin Dale Swartz
Filed: 11 Mar 22
Utility
Audio-based Access Control
24 Nov 22
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving audio input by a microphone of an access control device that controls access through a passageway, processing an audio signal associated with the audio input to identify and authenticate a user, determining a command corresponding with the audio signal in response to identification and authentication of the user, and performing at least one action that corresponds with the command.
Daniel Langenberg, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Joshua Long, Brady Plummer, John D. Goodwin, Dakoda Johnson, Benjamin J. Hopkins, Robert Prostko, Robert Martens
Filed: 12 Apr 22
Utility
Door Latch
17 Nov 22
A latch assembly that is adjustable between first and second backset settings.
Hassan C. Kumar, Nathanael S. Murphy, Peter Malenkovic, Allen Mani, Madhu H. Siddaramaiah
Filed: 1 Feb 22
Utility
Bolt Mechanism with Door Position Sensor
17 Nov 22
An exemplary bolt assembly includes a housing, a bolt, and a magnetic sensor.
Benjamin Miller, Tejas V. Kumar
Filed: 2 Aug 22
Utility
Lock Device Having Position Sensor
3 Nov 22
A position sensing system and method for detecting the displacement of a door from a reference position, such as, for example, from a closed position.
Ryan C. Kincaid, Gabriel D. Focke, Brian A. Telljohann, Raymond F. Rettig, Matthew Dexter, Ryne Rayburn
Filed: 14 Dec 21
Utility
Door Hardware Noise Reduction and Evaluation
3 Nov 22
An exemplary noise-reducing mechanism for door hardware includes a housing, a damper, and a stop.
Aaron P. McKibben, Gregory Musselman, Brian C. Eickhoff, Benjamin L. Miller, Paul R. Arlinghaus, Vijayakumar Mani, Saagar Mohammed
Filed: 11 Jan 22
Utility
Technologies for reducing power consumption in access control devices based on delivery scheduling
1 Nov 22
A method of operating an access control device to reduce power consumption based on delivery scheduling according to an embodiment includes operating, by the access control device, Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device in a low power state, waking, by the access control device, the Wi-Fi circuitry from the low power state based on a package delivery window, communicating, via the Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device, with an access device during the package delivery window in response to waking the Wi-Fi circuitry, and operating, by the access control device, an access control mechanism in response to communicating with the access device.
David I. Newby
Filed: 7 Jan 20
Utility
Motorized electric strike
25 Oct 22
An exemplary electric strike includes a housing and a keeper pivotally mounted in the housing.
John A. Snodgrass
Filed: 28 May 19
Utility
Transverse Concealed Latch System
20 Oct 22
A latch mechanism having a latch apparatus that is pivotally displaced about a latch axis and a cam device is that pivotally displaced along a transverse cam axis.
Matthew S. Graham
Filed: 3 May 22
Utility
User sensing exit device
18 Oct 22
One embodiment relates to an exit device assembly.
Aaron P. McKibben, James W. Overbey, Yong Kwan Lacy, Jack R. Lehner, Jr., Jarrett Bartlett
Filed: 9 Jul 19
Utility
Bicycle Lock Mounting Bracket
13 Oct 22
An exemplary mounting bracket is configured for releasably securing a bicycle lock to a bicycle, and generally includes a housing, a pair of opposing arms, a pinion, a latch, and a manual actuator.
Joerg Sieme, Arno Winter, Ramamohan Bhaskar Shettigar
Filed: 3 Sep 19
Utility
Lock Drive Assemblies
13 Oct 22
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