Patents by Inventor Brian H. Hood

Brian H. Hood has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11795730
    Abstract: Lock indicators useable to signal the locked or unlocked state of a lock at both sides of a door selectively secured by the lock. For example, the present disclosure provides locks having an entry function or an intruder function with an indicator viewable by occupants of an area secured by the lock. In another example, the present disclosure provides a lock having a privacy function with an indicator viewable from external of an area secured by the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: dormakaba USA Inc
    Inventor: Brian H. Hood
  • Publication number: 20210310278
    Abstract: Lock indicators useable to signal the locked or unlocked state of a lock at both sides of a door selectively secured by the lock. For example, the present disclosure provides locks having an entry function or an intruder function with an indicator viewable by occupants of an area secured by the lock. In another example, the present disclosure provides a lock having a privacy function with an indicator viewable from external of an area secured by the lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Brian H. Hood
  • Publication number: 20210180364
    Abstract: A mortise lock system may include a plurality of hub lock actuators which may be independently actuatable to inhibit a retraction of a latch bolt of the mortise lock system. One of the plurality of hub lock actuators may be electrically driven and responsive to a lockdown command received from a remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Brian H. Hood
  • Patent number: 10961746
    Abstract: A mortise lock system may include a plurality of hub lock actuators which may be independently actuatable to inhibit a retraction of a latch bolt of the mortise lock system. One of the plurality of hub lock actuators may be electrically driven and responsive to a lockdown command received from a remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: dormakaba USA Inc.
    Inventor: Brian H. Hood
  • Publication number: 20200095805
    Abstract: A mortise lock system may include a plurality of hub lock actuators which may be independently actuatable to inhibit a retraction of a latch bolt of the mortise lock system. One of the plurality of hub lock actuators may be electrically driven and responsive to a lockdown command received from a remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Brian H. Hood
  • Publication number: 20130300136
    Abstract: A door handle assembly includes a door operator having an operator portion and a shank extending from the operator portion. The door handle assembly also includes a housing with a base portion for mounting to the door and a bearing portion extending from the base portion. The housing houses a portion of a spindle that extends outwardly from the bearing portion to accept the shank of the door operator. The connections of the door operator with the spindle and the spindle to the housing are configured to reduce wobble in the door handle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Schlage Look Company LLC
    Inventors: C. Suresha, M. Vijayakumar, Brian H. Hood, Nathanael S. Murphy, Jason C. Clifford