Patents Examined by Nathan Cumar
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Patent number: 12286812Abstract: The present invention relates to a push pull door lock that includes a door locking part disposed inside a door to lock the door, bodies fixedly located to the indoor and outdoor sides of the door, handles pushedly or pulledly disposed on the bodies to release a locking state of the door locking part, and locking means disposed on the bodies to lock the operations of the handles so that the door is locked, wherein the locking means includes: a key knob rotatably disposed on the body located on the indoor side of the door; a key assembly rotatably disposed on the body located on the outdoor side of the door and connectedly rotating unitarily with the key knob; and a stopper connectedly rotating unitarily with the key assembly and locking the operations of the handles.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: ANYLOK CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyun Jin Lee
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Patent number: 12281703Abstract: A radial shaft seal includes an outer cover having a cylindrical portion configured to be received in a bore of a first member and a radial portion extending radially inward from an end of the cylindrical portion. An inner seal element includes a metal case with an inner cylindrical portion configured to be received on a second member and the metal case includes a radial portion extending radially outward from the inner cylindrical portion. The inner seal element includes a dynamic oil seal lip that extends from the radial portion of the metal case and engages the radial portion of the outer cover. The inner seal element includes a static oil seal lip that extends from the radial portion of the metal case and engages an inner cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General PartnershipInventor: Keith Clark
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Patent number: 12281500Abstract: A combination padlock comprising a body, true gates, a locking ball, a spindle and a plurality of clutches and dials, a shackle which contains a neck, a locking bolt with a neck, the spindle to control the lock opening of the locking bolt and control the alignment of the true gates of the clutches, the plurality of clutches to prevent the lock from being opened when the dials are not in a locked opened combination, the clutches having extended fins with rounded edges, and the plurality of dials to control the rotational movement of the clutches, so that when the extended fins of the clutches are fully aligned with the true gates, a user can pull a knob-side of the spindle to the right so that the neck of the shackle forces the locking-ball to move upward away from the neck of the shackle so as to unlock the padlock.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: THE SUN LOCK COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Karl Lai
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Patent number: 12280738Abstract: A tire lock system prevents the movement of a trailer or vehicle once attached. A clamshell-style arms are attached to the inside and outside of a tire. Spikes on the arms are placed so that if the tire is rotated the spikes puncture the tire. The arms are reinforced and strengthen to prevent cutting, pulling, removal, or damage to the arms. The arms are held in place by a lock that is unique to each so that removal requires a special tool.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Inventor: Kareem Sami Aziz
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Patent number: 12281495Abstract: A clutch for a door lock may comprise an output shaft configured to operate the door lock, and a thumb turn shaft coupled to the output shaft comprising an inclined projection. The clutch may also comprise an input gear configured to be coupled to an actuator output, and a coupler coupled to the input gear such that the coupler and input gear rotate together. The coupler may be configured to translate between an engaged position and a disengaged position, where the inclined projection of the thumb turn shaft is configured to move the coupler from the disengaged position to the engaged position when the thumb turn shaft rotates relative to the coupler. In the disengaged position the coupler may be decoupled from the output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Mark Caterino, Wai P. Wong
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Patent number: 12276133Abstract: A system and method for a key, comprising a key blade having a socket that releasably engages a key head. A method includes cutting an original key head from an original key, forming a socket onto a cut end of the key blade, and attaching a key head onto the socket.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Inventor: Haralambos Sferopoulos
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Patent number: 12270234Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a bracket and a handle, a first extremity of the handle being connected to a first extremity of a first lever, a second extremity of the handle being connected to a first extremity of a second lever, at least one of the first or second lever being connected to its respective first or second extremity of the handle by a pivot-slide connection, wherein the vehicle door handle assembly also comprises a dumper positioned into one of the first or second extremity of the handle in order to dampen the sliding of the extremity of the first or second lever in its pivot-slide connection with the handle when the first extremity of the handle moves from an opening position to a deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: U-shin Italia S.p.AInventor: Guillaume Despreaux
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Patent number: 12270229Abstract: A rotation device includes a base seat, an axle unit and a lock unit. The axle unit extends into the base seat. The lock unit includes a lock plate that is sleeved on the axle unit, and a lock member that is disposed on the base seat. The lock plate is formed with a first lock groove. The lock member has a lock portion that is operable to move into the first lock groove. The lock plate is locked by the lock portion of the lock member when the lock portion moves into the first lock groove, so that the axle unit and the lock plate are not rotatable relative to the base seat.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: FOSITEK CORPORATIONInventors: Chun-Han Lin, Yung-Chih Tseng
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Patent number: 12264504Abstract: A locking mechanism for a door has a lever that is mounted on the door that can be rotated on the door to enable the door to be opened or closed. A first disc, located on the door, is triggered by moving the lever. A shaft is located on the door in contact with the first disc and moves along an extension direction when the first disc is triggered. A slot is located on the body in the direction that the shaft extends, and into which the shaft is inserted in a removable way. The locking mechanism has an open position (I) in which the shaft is located far from the slot and the door can be opened by the user and a lock position (II) that limits the movement of the door, in which the shaft is almost completely contained in the slot.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: TUSAS—TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII ANONIM SIRKETIInventor: Mustafa Bal
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Patent number: 12264514Abstract: A vehicle latch, including: only a single motor the single motor performing a release/back drive function of the vehicle latch, power lock/unluck function of the vehicle latch, and a mechanical lock/unlock feature in the event of a power loss to the vehicle latch.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Hector Sanchez Rojas, Pedro Alfredo Alvarado Heredia, Carlos Isaac Tostado Bocanegra, Ari Yussel Mino Ramirez
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Patent number: 12258784Abstract: A door position detector including a strike plate mounted onto a door frame. The strike plate includes a back face that opposes the door frame and a front face disposed on an opposite side of the strike plate than the back face and opposing an edge of a door when the door is in a closed position. The door position detector further including a door position sensor integrated with the strike plate, the door position sensor configured to detect a state of the door.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Instant Care, Inc.Inventors: Richard Darling, George Seelman, Steven Stallard, Fong Chang
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Patent number: 12258791Abstract: The present aspects include a magnetic detacher including a housing having a wall that defines a nest configured to receive a security tag; a gate member and an actuator configured to move the gate member between a closed position and an open position, wherein the gate member in the closed position blocks the nest, and in the open position allows access to the nest; a magnet positioned on an opposite side of the housing relative to the nest and adjacent to the nest, the magnet having a field in an area of the nest sufficient to unlock a magnetic lock of the security tag; and a processor in communication with the actuator and with a transaction system, wherein the processor is configured to control the actuator to move the gate member from the closed position to the open position based on receipt of an unlock signal from the transaction system.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Robert K. Lynch, Sergio M. Perez, Andrew J. Proulx, Michael del Busto, Channing E. Miller, Jose D. Garzon, Charles T. Turgeon, Danhui Luo, Marco R. Grimaldo
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Patent number: 12252902Abstract: An example ring lock generally includes a housing, a shackle, a lock mechanism, and an indicator. The shackle is mounted to the housing for movement between a first position and a second position. The lock mechanism is configured to selectively retain the shackle in at least one of the first position or the second position. The indicator is operable to selectively display an indicium related to an open/closed state of the ring lock. The indicator is configured to display the indicium when the shackle is in the first position, and is configured to not display the indicium when the shackle is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Marco Stunnebrink, Arthur Van Beek
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Patent number: 12252909Abstract: A vehicle door lock system is applied to a vehicle including a vehicle body having a door opening and a door, and the vehicle door lock system includes a striker structure installed at one of the vehicle body and the door and a door lock device installed at the other of the vehicle body and the door, the striker structure includes a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion disposed away from each other in the width direction, the door lock device includes a hook that is displaced between a locking position where the hook is allowed to be locked to the first engagement portion and a retraction position where the hook is not allowed to be locked to the first engagement portion, and the hook is positioned between the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion in the width direction when positioned at the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki Kato, Natsumi Onodera, Hisashi Itonaga, Toshitsugu Oda, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Shinsuke Takayanagi, Shunsuke Kanagai, Nobuo Hayama, Tsubasa Ikeuchi
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Patent number: 12247666Abstract: A sliding component capable of maintaining high lubricity for a long period of time by efficiently using a liquid supplied between sliding surfaces is provided. An annular recess portion opening radially over the entire circumference is formed on an inner radial side or an outer radial side of at least one of a pair of sliding surfaces of the sliding component and a supply groove communicating with the annular recess portion and extending radially on the sliding surfaces is formed on at least one of the pair of sliding surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Maetani, Yuta Negishi, So Makishima
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Patent number: 12247663Abstract: Seal assemblies, gaskets, bearing assemblies, and their components can be used as pre-packaged seal systems and pre-packaged seal and bearing systems. The seal assemblies can be orientated in different configurations for different applications. Gaskets or washers to restrict flow and gaskets or washers with memory lips to operate as sealing lips can be included to increase the number of sealing points. In a pre-packaged configuration, the cylinder can be a straight cylinder, a stepped cylinder, or a split cylinder. Bearing assemblies can be pre-packaged with the sealing assemblies and service grease may optionally be used to provide lubrication and limit fluid incursion into the spring cavities.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, LLCInventor: Miquel Balta
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Patent number: 12241277Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lock shielding structure having fingerprint module and a smart lock, the lock shielding structure having fingerprint module includes a cover for shielding a lock body, the cover comprises a rear plate and a front cover, a through hole is provided on the front cover, a fingerprint module is arranged in the through hole, a rear end face of the rear plate is equipped with an insertion shaft, a wire hole running through a front and a rear of the rear plate is defined on a position of the rear plate corresponding to the insertion shaft, and a wire in the lock body extends through the wire hole and connects to the fingerprint module. This not only saves volume, but also reduces holes in other parts, and makes the appearance more beautiful.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: GUANGDONG YONGDING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zheng Li, Jingke Wang
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Patent number: 12241551Abstract: A hydraulic machine has a first assembly and a second assembly movable in rotation relative to each other about an axis of rotation. The first assembly and the second assembly define an internal volume and are in contact along an interface. The interface between the first assembly and the second assembly is provided with a sealing element positioned in a housing connected to the internal volume via a first duct, and to the surrounding environment via a second duct. The first duct is provided with a sealing element adapted to isolate the housing from the internal volume, where a secondary cavity is formed in the first assembly or in the second assembly. The secondary cavity is connected to the housing and isolated from the internal volume.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Poclain Hydraulics IndustrieInventors: Adam Frey, Patrick Jalabert, Laurent Naceur
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Patent number: 12241283Abstract: A bolt lock comprises a lock body and a bolt which is lockable to the lock body. The lock body comprises a housing and a lock cylinder therein, a movable latch and a biasing spring. The housing comprises an introduction passage for the bolt. In a locking position, the latch engages a locking recess of the bolt and hereby locks the bolt. The biasing spring biases the latch in the direction of the locking position. The housing and the latch comprise a respective blocking section, wherein the blocking section of the housing and the blocking section of the latch are configured so as to engage with one another and hereby block the latch against movement from the locking position in the direction of an unlocking position, when a force, via the bolt introduced into the introduction passage, is exerted on the latch which is in the locking position, the force being counter to the introduction direction of the bolt.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KGInventor: Werner J. Kaiser
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Patent number: 12241287Abstract: A guard apparatus for guarding a latch from tampering when a padlock secures it in a closed position includes a panel with a hole extending therethrough for receiving the padlock. The hole is shaped such that a perimeter edge of the hole engages a body of the padlock when a shackle of the padlock is received through the hole. The panel is positionable to cover the latch when the shackle is received through the hole and secured to the latch.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Inventor: Kenneth Shelton