Patents by Inventor Ethan Evan Wood

Ethan Evan Wood 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: 11972668
    Abstract: Security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a security system includes at least one lock configured to protect one or more items from theft from the fixture, wherein the lock comprises a drive shaft configured to be moved between a latched position and an unlatched position, the fixture configured to be accessed in the unlatched position. The lock is configured to be moved between a locked state and an unlocked state for allowing the drive shaft to be moved between the latched position and the unlatched position when in the unlocked state, wherein the lock includes a cam sleeve having an internal cam surface configured to transition the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state in response to movement of the cam sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Evan Wood, Wesley J. Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20230177902
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for preventing unauthorized access to server racks. In one example, a system includes an electronic key and an electronic lock configured to be attached to the server rack. The electronic lock is configured to communicate with the electronic key for determining whether the electronic key is authorized to unlock or lock the lock. The electronic lock includes a handle configured to be disengaged from the electronic lock when the electronic key is authorized, and the handle is configured to be actuated to unlock the lock for accessing the server rack when the handle is disengaged from the electronic lock. The electronic lock is configured to re-lock only when the handle is engaged with the electronic lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher J. Fawcett, Gary A. Taylor, Jeffrey A. Grant, Ethan Evan Wood, David N. Berglund
  • Publication number: 20220381066
    Abstract: Security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a security system includes at least one lock configured to protect one or more items from theft from the fixture, wherein the lock comprises a plunger pin configured to be moved between a latched position and an unlatched position, and wherein the fixture is configured to be accessed in the unlatched position. The lock comprises a cam configured to be moved between a locked state and an unlocked state for allowing the plunger pin to be moved between the latched position and the unlatched position when in the unlocked state, wherein the cam is configured to be moved in response to receiving a wireless authorization signal to transition the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ethan Evan Wood, Wesley J. Blanchard, Matthew Kepner
  • Publication number: 20220383714
    Abstract: Security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a security system includes at least one lock configured to protect one or more items from theft from the fixture, wherein the lock comprises a drive shaft configured to be moved between a latched position and an unlatched position, the fixture configured to be accessed in the unlatched position. The lock is configured to be moved between a locked state and an unlocked state for allowing the drive shaft to be moved between the latched position and the unlatched position when in the unlocked state, wherein the lock includes a cam sleeve having an internal cam surface configured to transition the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state in response to movement of the cam sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ethan Evan Wood, Wesley J. Blanchard