Patents Examined by Lloyd Gall
  • Patent number: 11319727
    Abstract: A system for securing a device having a case and a security feature integrated into the device. The system has a device security apparatus removably mountable on the device by agency of the security feature on the case of the device. The device security apparatus may include a base element configured to mount on the device by releasably engaging the security feature of the device, and may further include a securing element removably mounted on the base element. The securing element may include at least one of a plurality of modules configured to interchangeably mount on the base element. The plurality of modules may include a mechanical connection module configured to physically connect the device security apparatus to an object, and a monitoring module configured to monitor movement of the device security apparatus and any device connected to the device security apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Marc Tobias
  • Patent number: 11319726
    Abstract: A rekeyable lock cylinder with a cylinder body and a plug assembly. The lock cylinder includes a plurality of key followers and a corresponding plurality of racks disposed in the plug assembly. Disengaging the racks from the key followers allows rekeying of the lock cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Chen Rufang
  • Patent number: 11313169
    Abstract: A safe assembly includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a rear wall and a door. The door having a locking mechanism to releasably lock the door in a closed position. Each of the walls includes an outer panel of steel material defining an exterior of the housing. An inner panel of steel material is spaced from the outer panel and has an exterior face facing the outer panel. The exterior face comprises a highly reflective surface. An insulating material is positioned between and fills a space between the outer and inner panels. A plurality of mating flanges is attached to the walls such that each of the walls includes a mating flange securable to a mating flange on one more adjacently positioned one of the walls to form the completed housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Corey Daniel Meyer, Charles Gordon Pehrson
  • Patent number: 11313154
    Abstract: A laptop lock used for locking a laptop is provided. The laptop lock includes a body and a fixing device. The fixing device makes the relative position of the body with respect to the laptop fixed and makes extending direction of the shaft connecting the display and the keyboard part of the laptop parallel with the long axial direction of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SINOX CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Weng
  • Patent number: 11306514
    Abstract: A connection lock is provided. A driving assembly is disposed to a shell body, is movable to be in first or second positions and further has a restricting portion. A lock device is disposed to the shell body and includes a lock member which is movable relative to the shell body to be in unlocked or locked positions and has a tendency to move toward the locked position. An actuating member is slidably disposed in the shell body. A first elastic member is disposed in the shell body and abuts against one of the actuating member and the driving assembly to bias the driving assembly in a direction toward the first position. A engaging assembly is disposed in the shell body and is movable to be in released or engaged positions and is configured to be inserted into an anti-theft hole of an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LINTEX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chia-Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11306513
    Abstract: A lockout prevention system for safety switches. The system may be universal, in that it may be installed on various different brands and styles of industrial safety switch gear boxes. The system blocks a locking aperture when a lever arm is in a “non-off position” (e.g. displaced away from the “off” position). This prevents users from accidentally locking a padlock in the locking aperture while the switch is in an “on position”. The system still allows a user to lock the lever arm in the “off position”. The device may be universally mounted to switch boxes using two or more bolts. Further, the system is height-adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Chad Marshall
  • Patent number: 11299916
    Abstract: A lock, in particular for a two-wheeler, comprises: a lock body; a hoop that is movable between an open position and a closed position; a latch that is movably supported at the lock body between a locked position in which it blocks the hoop in its closed position against a departure from the closed position and an unlocked position in which it releases the hoop; a sensor for detecting the latch position; and a movably supported lever. A coupling section of the lever is movement-coupled to the latch here. In addition, the lever is supported such that on a movement of the coupling section, a deflection section spaced apart from the coupling section carries out a movement that is greater in comparison therewith, with the sensor detecting the position of the deflection section of the lever to detect the latch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SÖHNE KG
    Inventors: Andreas Hentschel, Andreas Kipping
  • Patent number: 11293201
    Abstract: A chain lock is provided. The chain lock includes a lock body and a linkage chain set. The lock body includes a lock core disposed in the lock body, a lock body side face, and a socket. The linkage chain set is formed via linking a plurality of linkage chains. Each linkage chain is formed via linking a plurality of link plates. One end of the linkage chain set is joined with the lock body, wherein the other end of the linkage chain set can be inserted into the socket and secured by the lock core. When the other end of the linkage chain set is not secured by the lock core, each linkage chain can be folded to make the link plates overlap with each other, wherein the folded linkage chains can lean against each other and are located beside the lock body side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SINOX CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Weng
  • Patent number: 11286690
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a combination lock including a housing configured to lockingly receive a locking link. The lock includes a plurality of outer dials and a plurality of inner dials, each selectively coupled to a corresponding outer dial. A spindle is positioned radially internal to the inner dials. A multiplier link is pivotably connected between the spindle and a locking bolt. Some forms of the combination lock include a tactile feedback mechanism and/or a combination reset mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Manjunatha Ramakrishna, Robert Townsend, Kavya M
  • Patent number: 11286689
    Abstract: Apparatus for retaining a key on a door handle or lever. The apparatus includes two arms each with a head portion and a bottom portion having a shackle prong extending in a direction away from the head portion. The arms have an open state in which the head portions are at least partly separated from one another, and a closed state defining an aperture therebetween. A key box has a compartment for containing the key, and receptacles that receive the shackle prongs when the arms are in the closed state. The key box transitions from a closed state in which the shackle prongs are locked in the receptacles to an open state in which the shackle prongs are out of the receptacles upon entry of a shackle release code. The key box enables access to the compartment upon receiving an access code different than the shackle release code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Donald Marton
  • Patent number: 11286691
    Abstract: The cylinder lock according to the invention includes a body and, inside it, an inner cylinder unit provided with an inner cylinder. The cylinder lock also includes a generator for generating electricity from the movement of a key inserted in the cylinder lock. The electricity generated is used to identify the key, and the electricity generated is also used in the electric device if opening the cylinder lock is allowed on the basis of the identification of the key. In connection with the generator are also generator shaft system, a channel axis and transmission parts from the channel axis to the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ABLOY OY
    Inventors: Antti Kurki, Pauli Havukainen, Matthias Daubitz, Markus Wahl
  • Patent number: 11280113
    Abstract: A transmission structure includes: a turn button; a driven wheel including a wheel body and connecting parts having free ends or pushing blocks; and an actuating member including abutting parts corresponding to the free ends or the pushing blocks. When the driven wheel rotates, each of the free ends or each of the pushing blocks abuts against a corresponding one of the abutting parts. Also, the actuating member moves with a rotating shaft, and a latch connected to the rotating shaft displaces between a locked position and an unlocked position. When the driven wheel rotates, the latch does not displace and the actuating member cannot rotate. Also, each of the free ends or pushing blocks is still abutted by the corresponding one of the abutting parts and is curved elastically or deformed until the free end or the pushing block spans across the corresponding one of the abutting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TLHM Co., LTD
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Yen, Po-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 11280111
    Abstract: A lock assembly includes a plug with a keyway, primary pins aligned with the keyway for controlling rotation of the plug, a sidebar for controlling rotation of the plug, secondary pins adjacent the keyway for controlling movement of the sidebar, and at least one supplemental sidebar control element for controlling movement of the sidebar. The lock assembly is operated by simultaneously manipulating the primary pins, the secondary pins, and the supplemental sidebar control element to place each in a respective position and/or orientation to permit rotation of the plug and to permit sufficient movement of the sidebar to permit rotation of the plug and then applying torque to the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY HIGH SECURITY GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Mark Benzie, Douglas E. Trent, Samuel D. Wood, Peter H. Field, Walter Dannhardt, Thomas Duckwall
  • Patent number: 11274467
    Abstract: Apparatus for attaching a lockbox used for retaining a key to a door opened by the key to a door handle and especially a door lever used to open and close the door. The apparatus includes two arms each having a head portion and a bottom portion below the head portion. The arms have an open state in which the head portions are at least partly separated from one another, and a closed state in which two different-sized apertures are defined between the head portions and separately receive the door handle. The arms are positionable around the door handle or removable from such a position when in the open state. The arms are maintained in the closed state and movement thereof from the closed state to the open state is prevented by inserting a shackle of the lockbox through a staple engaged with both arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Donald Marton
  • Patent number: 11274472
    Abstract: A hasp bracket may include a shield wall and a mounting plate orthogonal to the shield wall. The mounting plate may include a bolt aperture member extending from an inward edge of the mounting plate. The mounting plate may include one or more apertures in a surface of the mounting plate. The one or more apertures may be located in an area bounded by the shield wall and the inward edge of the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: John-Dominic Guillem Lasquete
  • Patent number: 11274471
    Abstract: A tamper-evident securement device for use in securing closed a drawer of a furniture, comprising: a flexible extending closure member comprising an at least partially flexible attaching portion disposed within the furniture, and a flexible locking portion comprising a distal end section that traverses a gap between the drawer and a drawer opening when the drawer is closed, and provides an aperture that is disposed outside the furniture; and a securement member disposed within the furniture that attaches the extending closure member to an inner surface of a top side of the furniture; wherein a lock device can be inserted through the aperture of the flexible locking portion. The tamper-evident securement device may employ a shield plate. For installation of the tamper-evident securement device, an implement may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventors: Albert Long Trinh, David Lam Trinh, Dennis Sam Trinh, Toan Trinh
  • Patent number: 11268299
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed involving a door blocking apparatus to reduce a likelihood of, and possibly prevent, opening of a door by unauthorized personnel. The apparatus may be networked in a security system and may be connectable to an online security platform. In a particular embodiment, an embodiment of the invention may include a security system involving a plurality of door locations having a plurality of networked door blocking apparatus. Each door blocking apparatus may include a door blocking mechanism operable by a user on a safety side of a door, such as having the user rotate an apparatus handle that rotates the door blocking mechanism between a non-blocking position and a blocking position. In the non-blocking position, the door blocking apparatus does not block the door from opening and closing. In the blocking position, the door blocking apparatus blocks the door from opening and from closing completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventors: David Alexander Guerard, Jonathan David Guerard
  • Patent number: 11261623
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a wrap or sheet roll is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cable in which a first end of the cable is mounted to a structure and a second end of the cable is mounted to a base plate. The apparatus further includes a lock notch provided at the cable. The apparatus has a lock pin removably mounted to the lock notch. The apparatus also has a lock plate mounted to the cable. The apparatus includes a sheet roll mounted to the cable as well. The sheet roll is mounted to the cable by drawing the base plate through an opening provided at the sheet roll. The lock plate is placed above the sheet roll and the lock pin is mounted to the lock notch to secure position of the sheet roll between the lock plate and the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Kenneth Giles
  • Patent number: 11255108
    Abstract: An adaptive electric dual-controlled intelligent lock includes a mechanical clutching structure and an intelligent electronic control structure. The mechanical clutching structure includes a lock head, a lock cylinder and a lock tongue, wherein: the lock cylinder includes movable buckles, springs and a bearing. After being inserted into the keyhole of the lock head and then into the locked groove, a key is turned, the movable buckles move in an elastic range of the springs and drive the lock tongue connected with the bearing to swing, thereby realizing a mechanical unlocking process. The intelligent electronic control structure includes a PCB (printed circuit board), a motor and a shifting lever, wherein: a wireless control module is connected with an external mobile intelligent device; after the motor is started, the shifting lever pushes the movable buckles, so that the bearing drives the lock tongue to swing, thereby achieving an intelligent unlocking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Man Shun Server Leung
  • Patent number: 11255110
    Abstract: A to a padlock comprising a lock body and a hoop that is movable between a closed position and an open position and that has a first hoop end and a second hoop end, wherein a first hoop receiver for the first hoop end and a second hoop receiver for the second hoop end are formed in the lock body, and wherein a latch mechanism is provided that is adjustable by a cylinder core that is rotatable about a cylinder axis between a locked position in which the latch mechanism fixes the hoop in the closed position and a release position in which the latch mechanism releases the hoop for a movement into the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ABUS August Bremicker Soehne KG
    Inventor: Wai Kuen Fan