Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Wind
Patrick E. Wind 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).
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Publication number: 20220298842Abstract: A casement window operator, including: a first arm; a second arm, the first arm and the second arm each being rotatably mounted to the casement window operator and the first arm and the second arm each having a toothed peripheral portion for meshingly engaging a worm rotatably received in the casement window operator, such that rotation of the worm about its axis of rotation will cause the first arm and the second arm to rotate with respect to the casement window operator; and a damper located between the worm and a housing of the casement window operator, wherein the damper has a pair of anti-rotation features each being located about an exterior peripheral portion of the damper, the pair of anti-rotation features extending outwardly from the exterior peripheral portion of the damper and wherein the pair of anti-rotation features are configured to be received within a corresponding pair of openings of the housing of the casement window operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Patrick E. Wind, Timothy Marshall
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Patent number: 11214983Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the lock having a latch movably mounted to a housing of the lock for movement between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a bolt movably mounted to the housing of the lock for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein the combination lock is a key-controlled combination changing permutation lock wherein a button disposed away from a rear exterior surface of the housing in a first direction rearwardly away from the rear exterior surface is depressed in order to change the combination of the combination lock and the housing has a button protection feature extending rearwardly away from the rear exterior surface of the housing in the first direction proximate to the button and the button protection feature extends farther away from the rear exterior surface of the housing in the first direction than the button.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Kevin Houlihan, Patrick E. Wind, Douglas Greene
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Patent number: 10450779Abstract: A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Wai-Ho Choy, Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Cheung Yi Lam
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Patent number: 10267064Abstract: A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Wai-Ho Choy, Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Cheung Yi Lam
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Patent number: 9863166Abstract: A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Wai-Ho Choy, Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Cheung Yi Lam
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Patent number: 9695615Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Kevin Houlihan, Patrick E. Wind, Douglas Greene
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Patent number: 9689178Abstract: A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Wai-Ho Choy, Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Cheung Yi Lam
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Publication number: 20170037659Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the lock having a latch movably mounted to a housing of the lock for movement between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a bolt movably mounted to the housing of the lock for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein the combination lock is a key-controlled combination changing permutation lock wherein a button disposed away from a rear exterior surface of the housing in a first direction rearwardly away from the rear exterior surface is depressed in order to change the combination of the combination lock and the housing has a button protection feature extending rearwardly away from the rear exterior surface of the housing in the first direction proximate to the button and the button protection feature extends farther away from the rear exterior surface of the housing in the first direction than the button.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Kevin Houlihan, Patrick E. Wind, Douglas Greene
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Publication number: 20170022738Abstract: A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Wai-Ho Choy, Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Cheung Yi Lam
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Patent number: 9476225Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Douglas Greene
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Patent number: 9476224Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Kevin Houlihan, Patrick E. Wind
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Patent number: 9416563Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK LLCInventors: Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Douglas Greene
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Patent number: 9371667Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Kevin Houlihan, Patrick E. Wind
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Patent number: 9353549Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Douglas Greene
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Patent number: 9290967Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK LLCInventors: Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Douglas Greene
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Patent number: 9249603Abstract: A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: ZEPHYR LOCK, LLCInventors: Wai-Ho Choy, Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Cheung Yi Lam
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Patent number: 8984920Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Zephyr Lock, LLCInventors: Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Douglas Greene
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Patent number: 8899398Abstract: An apparatus and method for receiving a recyclable product is disclosed herein. In one embodiment the apparatus includes: a structure defining an interior cavity, the structure having a plurality of walls; a bottle return mechanism for determining when a bottle has been received within the interior cavity, comprising: an elongated cylinder providing a passage into the interior cavity, the elongated cylinder having an inlet opening proximate to an exterior of the enclosed structure and an outlet opening proximate to the interior cavity; a bottle return mechanism configured to provide an output when a bottle has been inserted into the elongated cylinder; and a dispensing rack secured to one of the walls of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Zephyr Fluid Solutions, LLCInventor: Patrick E. Wind
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Patent number: 8875551Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Zephyr Lock, LLCInventors: Patrick E. Wind, Kevin Houlihan, Douglas Greene
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Publication number: 20130283866Abstract: A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Kevin Houlihan, Patrick E. Wind