Patents by Inventor AJEYA S. RAO

AJEYA S. RAO 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).

  • Patent number: 11965356
    Abstract: In one form, a cylindrical lockset includes a chassis including a pair of hubs, a pair of drive tubes, a retractor, and a lock control assembly. The lock control assembly has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock control assembly also has a plurality of movable elements, each having a locking position and an unlocking position. One of the hubs includes a guide channel, and a slider is movably seated in the guide channel. One of the movable elements is associated with the slider, and is configured to move the slider between a lock-indicating position and an unlock-indicating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Smitha Basavaraju, Kenton H. Barker, Harikrishnan Mannattil, Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, David J. Hurlbert, Ajeya S. Rao, Achyuta Dhanvantri
  • Publication number: 20220235576
    Abstract: In one form, a cylindrical lockset includes a chassis including a pair of hubs, a pair of drive tubes, a retractor, and a lock control assembly. The lock control assembly has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock control assembly also has a plurality of movable elements, each having a locking position and an unlocking position. One of the hubs includes a guide channel, and a slider is movably seated in the guide channel. One of the movable elements is associated with the slider, and is configured to move the slider between a lock-indicating position and an unlock-indicating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Smitha Basavaraju, Kenton H. Barker, Harikrishnan Mannattil, Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, David J. Hurlbert, Ajeya S. Rao, Achyuta Dhanvantri
  • Patent number: 11306506
    Abstract: In one form, a cylindrical lockset includes a chassis including a pair of hubs, a pair of drive tubes, a retractor, and a lock control assembly. The lock control assembly has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock control assembly also has a plurality of movable elements, each having a locking position and an unlocking position. One of the hubs includes a guide channel, and a slider is movably seated in the guide channel. One of the movable elements is associated with the slider, and is configured to move the slider between a lock-indicating position and an unlock-indicating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Smitha Basavaraju, Kenton H. Barker, Harikrishnan Mannattil, Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, David J. Hurlbert, Ajeya S. Rao, Achyuta Dhanvantri
  • Publication number: 20200002972
    Abstract: In one form, a cylindrical lockset includes a chassis including a pair of hubs, a pair of drive tubes, a retractor, and a lock control assembly. The lock control assembly has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock control assembly also has a plurality of movable elements, each having a locking position and an unlocking position. One of the hubs includes a guide channel, and a slider is movably seated in the guide channel. One of the movable elements is associated with the slider, and is configured to move the slider between a lock-indicating position and an unlock-indicating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Smitha Basavaraju, Kenton H. Barker, Harikrishnan Mannattil, Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, David J. Hurlbert, Ajeya S. Rao, Achyuta Dhanvantri
  • Patent number: 10301843
    Abstract: In one form, a cylindrical lockset includes a chassis including a pair of hubs, a pair of drive tubes, a retractor, and a lock control assembly. The lock control assembly has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock control assembly also has a plurality of movable elements, each having a locking position and an unlocking position. One of the hubs includes a guide channel, and a slider is movably seated in the guide channel. One of the movable elements is associated with the slider, and is configured to move the slider between a lock-indicating position and an unlock-indicating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Smitha Basavaraju, Kenton H. Barker, Harikrishnan Mannattil, Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, David J. Hurlbert, Ajeya S. Rao, Achyuta Dhanvantri
  • Publication number: 20170342740
    Abstract: In one form, a cylindrical lockset includes a chassis including a pair of hubs, a pair of drive tubes, a retractor, and a lock control assembly. The lock control assembly has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock control assembly also has a plurality of movable elements, each having a locking position and an unlocking position. One of the hubs includes a guide channel, and a slider is movably seated in the guide channel. One of the movable elements is associated with the slider, and is configured to move the slider between a lock-indicating position and an unlock-indicating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Smitha Basavaraju, Kenton H. Barker, Harikrishnan Mannattil, Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, David J. Hurlbert, Ajeya S. Rao, Achyuta D S
  • Patent number: 8800333
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed include keys, lock cylinders, and key and lock cylinder combinations. The keys include a bow and a blade extending from the bow, where the blade includes at least one undercut groove in a lateral side thereof that receives at least one projection defining a keyway passage of a lock cylinder in which the key is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Ajeya S. Rao, Frederick M. Hensley
  • Patent number: 8490446
    Abstract: A programmable lock cylinder assembly including a lock housing and a cylinder plug including a keyway extending therein. At least one locking member is moveable in the cylinder plug between a locked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotationally locked relative to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotational relative to the housing. A plurality of pin sets are positioned in the cylinder plug. Each pin set includes a keyway pin component and a locking pin component and is positioned such that a portion of each keyway pin component extends across the keyway. The pin components are selectively engagable. A re-combinating member is engaged with one of the components of each pin set and is moveable between a first position wherein the keyway pin components are engaged with the locking pin components and a second position wherein the keyway pin components are disengaged from the locking pin components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Ajeya S. Rao, Mahesh Vithalrao Grampurohit
  • Publication number: 20120266638
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed include keys, lock cylinders, and key and lock cylinder combinations. The keys include a bow and a blade extending from the bow, where the blade includes at least one undercut groove in a lateral side thereof that receives at least one projection defining a keyway passage of a lock cylinder in which the key is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Ajeya S. Rao, Frederich M. Hensley
  • Publication number: 20110259065
    Abstract: A programmable lock cylinder assembly including a lock housing and a cylinder plug including a keyway extending therein. At least one locking member is moveable in the cylinder plug between a locked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotationally locked relative to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotational relative to the housing. A plurality of pin sets are positioned in the cylinder plug. Each pin set includes a keyway pin component and a locking pin component and is positioned such that a portion of each keyway pin component extends across the keyway. The pin components are selectively engagable. A re-combinating member is engaged with one of the components of each pin set and is moveable between a first position wherein the keyway pin components are engaged with the locking pin components and a second position wherein the keyway pin components are disengaged from the locking pin components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: AJEYA S. RAO, Mahesh Vithalrao Grampurohit