Patents by Inventor Francis Zimmerman

Francis Zimmerman 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).

  • Publication number: 20070257773
    Abstract: Disclosed is apparatus and methodology for providing a retrofittable lock assembly for an enclosure. A manually or electronically accessible lock assembly has been provided that may be attached to an enclosure to control access to items stored in the enclosure. In a particular form, the retrofittable lock may be applied to a refrigerator used to store controlled medications. The retrofittable lock contains electronic circuitry that maintains a record of user identification, date, and time of access of users seeking access to items stored in the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: CompX International Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Hill, Steven Belzek, Robert Brewczynski, Kenneth Kaczmarz, Mitchell Mlynarczyk, Francis Zimmerman, Ernest Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20070131008
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for providing an improved pick-resistant lock structure. Contact edges associated with individual combination and driver pins are moved away from the true shear lines to deny a lock picker the ability to feel any contact between a selected pin and a pin hole edge. Methodologies and apparatus are also provided to prevent a lock picker from obtaining an impression of the lock shear plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: CompX International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brunke, Christina Haiduc, Francis Zimmerman, Thomas Butler