238 patents
Utility
Power boost module
19 Dec 23
An exemplary method relates to operating a door closer assembly including a closer body, a pinion rotatably mounted to the closer body, a motor including a motor shaft, and a bidirectional clutch connected between the pinion and the motor shaft.
Brady Plummer, Subashchandra G. Rai, Brian C. Eickhoff, Benjamin L. Miller, Prajna Poojary
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Bolt mechanism with door position sensor
12 Dec 23
An exemplary bolt assembly includes a housing, a bolt, and a magnetic sensor.
Benjamin Miller, Tejas V. Kumar
Filed: 2 Aug 22
Utility
Hybrid data managed lock system
5 Dec 23
A residential key may be programmed by a computer with access rights information.
Raymond F. Rettig, Donald L. Beene, Frank L. Coolidge, Daniel R. Sharp, Michael Cahill, Srikanth Venkateswaran
Filed: 25 Aug 20
Utility
Handle retention
5 Dec 23
A handleset includes a housing, a spindle sleeve, a handle, a coupler, and a spindle.
Drake Lunday, Adam M. Litwinski, David J. Hurlbert, Zachary Wiggins, Marshall Owens
Filed: 10 Feb 21
Utility
Door latch
28 Nov 23
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
Hoop lock with anti-rotation features
28 Nov 23
A hoop lock including a shackle and a crossbar, with the shackle having a pair of legs extending from a body portion, and each of the legs having a foot including a tip with a non-circular cross-section.
Daniel H. Kindstrand, Hassan Charan Kumar, Manjunatha Ramakrishna, David B. Miller
Filed: 20 Oct 20
Utility
Electromechanical drive system
24 Oct 23
An access control device generally includes an electromechanical actuator operable to transition the access control device between a locked state and an unlocked state, an energy storage device operable to store electrical power from a power supply, and control circuitry.
John C. Carpenter, William B. Ainley
Filed: 9 Aug 22
Utility
Technologies for access control communications
24 Oct 23
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by a gateway device and from an access control device, credential data received by the access control device from a mobile device in response to presentation of the mobile device to the access control device, comparing the credential data to a gateway credential list stored in a memory of the gateway device, the gateway credential list identifying a plurality of credentials associated with the gateway device, and each credential of the plurality of credentials associated with a unique credential index, transmitting, to a server, the unique credential index associated with the credential data in response to determining that the credential data matches a corresponding credential in the gateway credential list, and receiving, from the server, an access control decision associated with the credential data in response to transmitting the unique credential index.
Frederick Holt, Dennis T. Anfield, Nathanael L. Thomas, Joseph W. Baumgarte
Filed: 16 Mar 21
Utility
Power and communication arrangements for an access control system
10 Oct 23
An access control system includes an electrically powered access control device for locking and unlocking a barrier, and an access controller coupled to the access control device.
John C. Carpenter, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Kevin P. Oehler
Filed: 28 Jun 22
Utility
Noise-reducing strike box
10 Oct 23
An exemplary strike box is configured for use with a lockset including a bolt operable to move in an extending direction and a retracting direction.
Bhargav Yalamati, Prabhat Kumar Yadav
Filed: 29 Jun 21
Utility
Torque-limiting spindle
10 Oct 23
An exemplary torque-limiting spindle includes an input member, an output member, a clutch mechanism, and a bias mechanism.
Drake Lunday, Adam M. Litwinski
Filed: 22 Sep 20
Utility
Wireless device power optimization utilizing artificial intelligence and/or machine learning
26 Sep 23
A method of reducing a power consumption of wireless communication circuitry of an edge device according to one embodiment includes determining a delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) interval of a wireless access point communicatively coupled to the edge device via the wireless communication circuitry of the edge device and adjusting a wake-up interval of the wireless communication circuitry of the edge device based on the DTIM interval to reduce the power consumption of the wireless communication circuitry of the edge device.
Ryan C. Kincaid, Srikanth Venkateswaran, Robert Prostko
Filed: 19 Jul 22
Utility
Internet of things lock module
19 Sep 23
An exemplary Internet of Things (IoT) module for a lockset includes a housing assembly configured for mounting with the lockset, a controller, a wireless transceiver, and a sensor array, and may further include an LED array.
Ryan C. Kincaid, Brian C. Eickhoff
Filed: 6 Oct 20
Utility
Adjustable backset latch
19 Sep 23
An adjustable latch configured to accommodate different backset lengths.
Manjunatha Ramakrishna
Filed: 2 Nov 21
Utility
Bluetooth device authentication over Bluetooth advertisements
12 Sep 23
A method of authenticating a mobile device over Bluetooth advertisements according to one embodiment includes broadcasting, by an access control device, a first Bluetooth advertisement including a challenge message generated by the access control device, receiving, by the mobile device, the first Bluetooth advertisement including the challenge message, broadcasting, by the mobile device, a second Bluetooth advertisement including a challenge response message generated by the mobile device based on the challenge message, receiving, by the access control device, the second Bluetooth advertisement including the challenge response message, and determining, by the access control device, whether the mobile device is authorized to perform an action with respect to the access control device by verifying the challenge response message.
Matthew Barr, Andrew Setter, Paul Avgerinos, Joseph W. Baumgarte
Filed: 7 Apr 20
Utility
Lock mounting assemblies for transportation devices
5 Sep 23
Lock mounting assemblies are disclosed for storing and mounting a locking apparatus to a transportation device.
Robert D. Zuraski, Daniel H. Kindstrand, David B. Miller, Alison J. Donlan, Donald H. Warren, Michael Tintsman, John D. Fiegener, Caitlin A. Thompson, Gregory R. Meyer, Thomas A. Gernetzke, William J. Vespa, Matthew R. Gill, William Liteplo
Filed: 7 Sep 21
Utility
Handle catch assemblies
5 Sep 23
An exemplary catch assembly is configured for installation into a spindle, and generally includes a holder, a first catch, a second catch, and a bias mechanism.
Achyuta Dhanvantri, Ravi Telang, Mark A. Ross, Naresh Paddillaya, Sidharth Ramachandran, Ankith Kulal
Filed: 11 Nov 21
Utility
Quick install method and apparatus for door locks
5 Sep 23
The present disclosure is directed to a lock assembly comprising an inner housing positionable on one side of a movable structure such as a door and an outer housing positionable on an opposing side of the structure.
Austin M. Roup, Kenton H. Barker
Filed: 16 Feb 21
Utility
Hoop lock with dual locking
5 Sep 23
A hoop lock including a shackle, a crossbar, and a locking assembly operable to secure the shackle to the crossbar.
Daniel H. Kindstrand, Manjunatha Ramakrishna
Filed: 25 Feb 20
Utility
Lever return mechanism using magnets
22 Aug 23
A lever apparatus having a lever connected to a latch assembly operable to open the latch when rotated to a second position from a first position under an actuation torque.
Saagar Mohammed, Allen Mani, Aditya Hebilkar, Abdul Khadar Jailani Mannanayak, Vijayakumar Mani
Filed: 27 Oct 20