Patents by Inventor John Russell Watts

John Russell Watts 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: 20110163555
    Abstract: A lock mountable relative to a moveable wing and including an engaging member supported relative to a casing and displaceable to an operative configuration to be cooperable in engagement to restrain the wing in a closed configuration and in which said cooperating configuration the lock presenting a visible interior portion that does not substantially interrupt the form of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: AUSTRAL LOCK LTY LTD
    Inventors: John Russell Watts, Brendan George, David Greenbury
  • Publication number: 20090241610
    Abstract: A wing including an infill of fixed extent and an outer frame including at least two outer frame member comprises at least one of which includes a pair of associated outer frame portions connected by a telescopic joint comprising a linear joint, said outer frame members connected at a corner joint defined in part by an included angle that may be changed, said the infill bounded by an inner frame having an outwardly disposed peripheral channel supported in relation to the outer frame that at least in part occupies the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: JORGENSON-WATTS PTY LTD
    Inventors: John Russell Watts, David Greenbury, Brendan George
  • Publication number: 20090146439
    Abstract: A handle assembly including a base (3), a resilient member (18), a cup (31) restrained relative to the base, a washer (19) and a handle (1) supported relative to the base (3) and characterized by a first undisplaced disposition relative to the base, the washer and handle connected to be angularly displaceable together from the undisplaced disposition against biasing derived from the resilient member acting simultaneously on the cup and washer, the cup releasable relative to the base to enable the handle, washer and resilient member to be rotated together to a different undisplaced configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: WATTS HARDWARE MANUFACTURING PTY LTD
    Inventors: John Russell Watts, David John Greenbury
  • Patent number: 7448668
    Abstract: A security screen door (1) for vehicles comprises a frame (2) forming an opening, at least one sliding section (10, 12) within the frame and a quick action lever (21) on an inside of the door for locking and unlocking the door via a first lock (20). The sliding section comprises a second lock (14) for securing the sliding section in a closed position, the second lock being unlocked from an outside using a key to allow the sliding section to be moved from a closed position to an open position to allow access from the outside to the quick action lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Crimsape Security Systems Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Steven John Brabeck, Peter Bouma, John Russell Watts, David Greenbury
  • Patent number: 6813913
    Abstract: A padlock is provided with a shackle having a short leg with a first locking recess and a longer leg with an opposed locking recess and a casing having a short and longer recess extending into the casing from a first end to accept the short and long shackle legs respectively. A central recess extends into the casing from the opposite end in and offset recess extends into the casing and intersects the central recess. A transverse recess extends into the casing from one side and intersects the short, longer and central recesses. A cylinder having a key operable barrel is disposed in the body and two opposed balls are supporting within the transverse recess which are capable of protruding into the recesses in the shackle legs respectively. A cam is provided to control the balls and a coupler to facilitate operable coupling between the cam the cylinder. The coupler is mountable within the body to provide a Type 1 padlock or a Type 2 padlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Yarra Ridge Pty., Ltd.
    Inventor: John Russell Watts
  • Patent number: 6502435
    Abstract: A manual lock for a moveable wing comprising a hollow frame supporting an in-fill portion and defined by an interior and an opposed exterior side, the manual lock including an engageable member, a casing, engaging member including at least one engaging member supported by the casing and displaceable to a latched configuration to be engaged with the engageable member, to restrain the wing from displacing in an opening direction, and operating member to cause each engaging member to displace to and from the latched configuration including a hand operable interior-operating member operably connected by a rocker to each engaging member by a slide member including a rectilinearly displaceable slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Yarra Ridge Pty LTD
    Inventors: John Russell Watts, Dion Geoffrey Bright
  • Publication number: 20020078720
    Abstract: A padlock is provided, including a coupler between a cam and the barrel of a cylinder to facilitate operable coupling between the cam and the cylinder, the coupler being configurable to provide a Type 1 padlock characterized by an unlocked, open configuration where a short leg of a shackle is free of a casing and a longer leg of the shackle is supported in the casing and the key is removable, and the coupler being configurable to provide a Type 2 padlock characterized by an unlocked, open configuration where the short leg is free of the body, the longer leg is supported in the body casing and the key and barrel cannot be rotated to an undisplaced position to enable key removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: John Russell Watts
  • Publication number: 20020017120
    Abstract: A manual lock for a moveable wing comprising a hollow frame supporting an in-fill portion and defined by an interior and an opposed exterior side, the manual lock including an engageable means, a casing,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: John Russell Watts, Dion Geoffrey Bright
  • Publication number: 20020007654
    Abstract: A padlock, including a shackle having a short leg with a first locking recess and a longer leg having an opposed second locking recess, said longer leg being connected by a longitudinally elongated recess or flat to a peripheral recess disposed towards the end of the longer leg,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventor: John Russell Watts