Patents by Inventor Steve Whisel

Steve Whisel 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).

  • Integration of vertical adjustability in an electric strike
    Patent number: 8465067
    Abstract: An electric strike which provides vertical adjustability of the position of the strike relative to the latch bolt in the closure with modification to the doorframe on the dust box. A ramp element in the strike housing is adjustable relative to the strike and is securable at the time of installation to align the center of the latch bolt and strike. The ramp element has a channel to allow entry and exit of a latch bolt having a dead latch. A keeper engages the dead latch and maintains it in a retracted position when the closure is locked and is released when the electric latch solenoid is energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Webb, Joshua T. Peabody, Scott Sullivan, Steve Whisel
  • Integration of Vertical Adjustability in an Electric Strike
    Publication number: 20120146341
    Abstract: An electric strike which provides vertical adjustability of the position of the strike relative to the latch bolt in the closure with modification to the doorframe on the dust box. A ramp element in the strike housing is adjustable relative to the strike and is securable at the time of installation to align the center of the latch bolt and strike. The ramp element has a channel to allow entry and exit of a latch bolt having a dead latch. A keeper engages the dead latch and maintains it in a retracted position when the closure is locked and is released when the electric latch solenoid is energized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Michael A. Webb, Joshua T. Peabody, Scott Sullivan, Steve Whisel
  • Integration of vertical adjustability in an electric strike
    Patent number: 8157302
    Abstract: An electric strike which provides vertical adjustability of the position of the strike relative to the latch bolt in the closure with modification to the doorframe on the dust box. A ramp element on the strike housing is slidably adjustable relative to the strike housing and is securable at the time of installation to align with the center of the latch bolt. The ramp element has a channel to allow entry and exit of a latch bolt having a dead latch. A keeper engages the dead latch and maintains it in a retracted position when the closure is locked and is released when the electric latch solenoid is energized. A travel limiting foot limits rotation of the keeper so that the latch bolt may transition from the keeper to the ramp element without interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Webb, Joshua T. Peabody, Scott Sullivan, Steve Whisel
  • Integration of vertical adjustability in an electric strike
    Patent number: 8146966
    Abstract: An electric strike which provides vertical adjustability of the position of the strike relative to the latch bolt in the closure with modification to the doorframe on the dust box. A ramp element in the strike housing is adjustable relative to the strike and is securable at the time of installation to align the center of the latch bolt and strike. The ramp element has a channel to allow entry and exit of a latch bolt having a dead latch. A keeper engages the dead latch and maintains it in a retracted position when the closure is locked and is released when the electric latch solenoid is energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Webb, Scott Sullivan, Joshua T. Peabody, Steve Whisel