Individually Set Patents (Class 70/304)
  • Patent number: 10941604
    Abstract: A portable safety container configured also for fixed installation is disclosed having a main body, which, in turn has a covering element and a containment structure. The main body also is selectively coupled with a support body and a lock element. The lock element is configured so that a locking configuration of the covering element with the containment structure corresponds to a first closing state, and an additional locking of the main body with the support body corresponds to a second closing state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventor: Eugenio Lombardi
  • Patent number: 10850187
    Abstract: A linked sequence of mechanically encoded puzzle pages is disclosed. Each page is comprised of multiple planar layers interconnected to implement the puzzle design of the page. The puzzle of each page must be solved to disengage a latching mechanism enabling the player to turn the page and begin solving the puzzle in the next page. Similarly for the next page, and each succeeding page until the last page, solution to the puzzle by the player will disengage a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism holds the active page being solved by the player to the next page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Brady Whitney
  • Patent number: 10188937
    Abstract: A linked sequence of mechanically encoded puzzle pages is disclosed. Each page is comprised of multiple planar layers interconnected to implement the puzzle design of the page. The puzzle of each page must be solved to disengage a latching mechanism enabling the player to turn the page and begin solving the puzzle in the next page. Similarly for the next page, and each succeeding page until the last page, solution to the puzzle by the player will disengage a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism holds the active page being solved by the player to the next page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Brady Whitney
  • Patent number: 9530266
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for firearm storage; and more particularly, a safe and secure handgun mini-vault apparatus for a loaded handgun that allows an authorized user rapid, unobstructed and effortless access to the handgun. The handgun mini-vault system of the present invention not only provides for relative ease of assembly and aesthetically appealing appearance, it also permits access to the handgun without the need to manually manipulate a locking device. The locking system of the present invention utilizes RFID technology to allow authorized users to open the mini-vault by simply waiving an RFID chip in proximity to the mini-vault interrogator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hornady Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Thomas Delattre, David Carson, Michael Romeo, Stephen Cunningham
  • Patent number: 8752407
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable lock, which consists of a lock body combined with a traversing part, wherein a slider and a holder are set inside the lock body, at least an upper bead hole is set on the slider, the at least an upper bead hole is set corresponding to at least a lower bead hole set on the holder, the upper bead hole and the lower bead hole may be glided and corresponding to each other by shifting the slider, to control at least a lock ball gliding in and out, hereby perform unlocking and locking spacing on an inserting slice set on one end of the traversing part, to thereby achieve the burglarproof and prized-proof effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Crops Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keiji Taiga
  • Patent number: 8746021
    Abstract: A retractable cable combination lock assembly according to the present invention can protect the newly designed Macbook pro with retina display and Macbook Air series and traditional computer with or without Kensington lock slot from theft by securing the laptop via the thunderbolt slot to an immovable object such as a piece of furniture. The lock assembly of the present invention can also be designed to plug into the USB port or HDMI port of Macbook Pro with Retina display, Macbook Air laptop series, and traditional computers with or without Kensington lock slot to lock the computer rather than using thunderbolt port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Ruipeng Tao
  • Patent number: 8297087
    Abstract: A lock device includes a locking unit, a connecting unit, and a latch. The locking unit includes a shank, a rotation knob, a control wheel, a plurality of number wheels, a plurality of locating pieces, and a plurality of snap-fit members. The shank has a first positioning hole. The rotation knob has a second positioning hole combined with the first positioning hole of the shank by a positioning member. Thus, the user has to detach the positioning member from the first positioning hole of the shank to release the rotation knob so as to rotate the rotation knob for changing the code of the number wheels, thereby preventing the user from changing the code of the number wheels freely when rotating the rotation knob unintentionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Ging Hwa Long Hardware Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Shen Lin
  • Patent number: 7316139
    Abstract: There is provided a button-operated lock device capable of increasing a setting amount of information in response to operation of a control button, obtaining a large setting amount and a wide-range of selection thereof, enhancing safety performance, simplifying the structure and achieving a small size and a light-weight, thereby achieving a low manufacturing cost, executing such various operations as setting or inputting information and altering thereof correctly, safely, easily and rationally, and preventing decoding or perceiving of preset or inputted information so that any third party is prevented from making a falsification and/or conversion of this device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Nagasawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Nakazima, Koichi Takahashi, Kenji Naitou
  • Publication number: 20070251282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dial for a combination lock, which mainly includes a toothed wheel additionally configured on a side of conventional type dial provided with an internally mounted notched wheel. A plurality of external teeth are circum-located on an outer edge of the toothed wheel, and a center of another notched wheel is provided with a rotating shaft, lateral to which is provided with a notch. A plurality of teeth spacings circum-located on an outer edge of the notched wheel mutually engage with external teeth of the notched wheel of the dial. Accordingly, the dial is able to simultaneously actuate and rotate two notched wheels, thereby improving innovative effectiveness of the combination lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Chien-Yung Huang
  • Patent number: 6655067
    Abstract: The present invention provides a locking device designed to open by tactile manipulation, without visual confirmation, of the locking combination. This device comprises a housing, a securing element, and a plurality of tumbling levers located inside the housing. Each tumbling lever is located in a plane of movement parallel to other planes of movements of the other tumbling levers. Also, each tumbling lever includes a tactile engagement surface and engages the securing element so that movement of a tactile engagement surface disengages the corresponding tumbling lever from the securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Brauer
  • Patent number: 6575004
    Abstract: A combination lock system comprising a set of push-buttons, a set of series of coders each of which series is associated with a push-button, incrementing means for placing the coders of each series successively in a position to be operated by a push-button, coding means for selecting some coders and placing them in a coding position, and means for returning the coders to a waiting configuration after the push-buttons are actuated. The system comprises means for authorizing two actuation strokes of the push-buttons, namely a normal stroke commanding movement of a coder which is part of the code between its coding position and an unlocking position and a coding travel moving a coder from its inactive position to its coding position. For entering a new coded combination, the system further comprises means for placing all the coders in the inactive position and authorizing actuation of the push-buttons over the coding stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Unitechniques
    Inventors: Cyril Berton, GĂ©rard Cheriot
  • Patent number: 5881588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a security lock comprising a socket and a locking component which can be inserted into and secured to the socket, in which the locking component has at least one locking cam rotatable to engage behind a bearing surface in the socket in its locked position. At least two staggered pins have a locking cam at their end region inside the socket, which pins are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the locking component. The upper ends of the pins have a handle which are accessible outside of the locking component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Altenloh, Brinck & Co. GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Reinhold Schmidt
  • Patent number: 5582049
    Abstract: A combination lock is disclosed having four dial buttons arranged in a lock box in a rectangular fashion with a handle driving a bolt which is controlled by the dial buttons. The bottom of the lock box has four bearing sleeves supporting four base plates provided with "n" number of teeth. Each base plate has, on its jacket surface, a radial groove. A cross-shaped scan lock is swivel-mounted between the base plates, with the scan lock having four scan pins, or burls, fitting into the radial grooves of each of the base plates, and a lock block immersing in the bolt. Catch disks are provided with "n" number of teeth and square-shaped holes, which are supported on the base plates. The dial buttons are provided with square shafts and have "n" numbers or symbols immersed in the catch disks. Each base plate also has a concentric bore and each bore has a coupling pin provided with conical ends. The pins engage conical bores of a switch plate and one of "n" bores of the catch disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Mauer GmbH
    Inventor: Gunter Mauer
  • Patent number: 5197313
    Abstract: A locking apparatus that includes first and second structural elements that are adapted to be juxtaposed and positioned next to one another in a "locked" mode, and physically separated from one another when "unlocked." When in its locked mode, the locking apparatus is restrained against separation until a manual force is simultaneously applied to appropriate levers, ends of which are accessible on the exterior of the apparatus.A plurality of levers are mounted on the first of the two structural elements for rocking movement about a pivotal axis carried by the first element. Each lever has a first end that protrudes externally of the apparatus, and a second end that is sized and shaped so that it may be engaged with a lip surrounding an associated aperture in the second structural element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Richard P. McCullough
    Inventors: Roy L. Chandler, Richard P. McCullough
  • Patent number: 4953683
    Abstract: A safe having a safe door which can be locked by means of a permutation lock. To permit the safe to be used by a series of different persons, the permutation lock (5) is equipped with an externally operatable device for resetting the combination, and also is used in conjunction with a coin-operated release mechanism (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Schulte Schlagbaum Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Armin Eisermann
  • Patent number: 4771617
    Abstract: A luggage lock comprises a hasp rotatably mounted to one container section, and a locking ledge carried by the other container section. A permutation locking mechanism is mounted on the hasp and comprises a plurality of manually rotatable adjusting disks, and a plurality of rotatable locking disks coupled to associated ones of the adjusting disks to be rotated thereby. Each locking disk includes a peripheral portion positioned behind the locking ledge when the locking disk is in an on-lock condition to prevent the hasp from being rotated to an open position. A code resetting mechanism enables the adjusting disks to be rotated relative to the locking disks to change the code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: S.Franzen Sohne (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventor: Rudi Dueringer
  • Patent number: 4385509
    Abstract: A permutation lock with an opening actuating handpiece and with a plurality of axle-mounted discs which bear symbols, which lie behind viewing windows in a front plate of the lock housing and lock in their individual angular positions, and adjacent thereto with locking sleeves which have engagement spaces for projections of a spring-biased blocking slide which is actuatable from the outside, the engagement spaces being opposite to the direction of movement of the projections of the blocking slide when the combination is properly set. Each of the individual discs can be actuated, with the interposition of a stepping mechanism, via a push button which is adjacent to the viewing windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Assignee: S. Franzen Sohne (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Peter Milles, Rudi Duringer
  • Patent number: 4249071
    Abstract: A metering device, such as a postage meter, can be updated by a code bearing means which is provided with a first discernible code and a second obscured code, for instance, magnetic code. A computer stores a third code in association with the first code, however, the third code is correlated with the second code. Upon obtaining the third code from the computer and providing the third code on the code bearing means, the code bearing means is inserted in the metering device for causing the metering device to be conditioned for updating responsive to said second code and said third code on said code bearing means being in predetermined correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Inventor: Luther G. Simjian