Patents by Inventor Russell Lee Steiner

Russell Lee Steiner 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).

  • Electronic lock with selectable power off function
    Patent number: 9567773
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for electronic locks with a selectable power off function. The electronic lock includes an electronic controller disposed within a lock housing and operable to control a state of the lock between locked and unlocked positions. An electronic actuator electrically coupled to the controller is movable between first and second positions corresponding to a locked position and an unlocked position of the lock, respectively. The electronic lock further includes at least one electrical energy storage device and a selector switch coupled to the controller to define a desired state of the lock between one of an electrically locked (EL) and an electrically unlocked (EU) state in an electric power off condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Sundar Raj Dore Vasudevan, Dilip Bangaru, Adam Michael Litwinski, William Brian Ainley, Russell Lee Steiner, Michelle Vickrey
  • ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH SELECTABLE POWER OFF FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20150240529
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for electronic locks with a selectable power off function. The electronic lock includes an electronic controller disposed within a lock housing and operable to control a state of the lock between locked and unlocked positions. An electronic actuator electrically coupled to the controller is movable between first and second positions corresponding to a locked position and an unlocked position of the lock, respectively. The electronic lock further includes at least one electrical energy storage device and a selector switch coupled to the controller to define a desired state of the lock between one of an electrically locked (EL) and an electrically unlocked (EU) state in an electric power off condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Sundar Raj Dore Vasudevan, Dilip Bangaru, Adam Michael Litwinski, William Brian Ainley, Russell Lee Steiner, Michelle Vickrey