Patents by Inventor Al Vor Keller

Al Vor Keller 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).

  • Safety holster for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users
    Patent number: 6533149
    Abstract: A safety holster for a firearm, including two pivotally mounted retaining members that cooperate to engage the trigger guard of the firearm and prevent withdrawal of the firearm from the holster by anyone other than an authorized user of the firearm. The holster includes a fingerprint sensor for scanning fingerprint information of a perspective user of the firearm, and a processor for comparing the scanned fingerprint information with stored fingerprint information of an authorized user and releasing the retaining member only if the scanned fingerprint information matches that of the authorized user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventors: Al Vor Keller, David R. Fletcher, Robert C. Chinn
  • Safety holster for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users
    Publication number: 20010048009
    Abstract: A safety holster for a firearm, including two pivotally mounted retaining members that cooperate to engage the trigger guard of the firearm and prevent withdrawal of the firearm from the holster by anyone other than an authorized user of the firearm. The holster includes a fingerprint sensor for scanning fingerprint information of a perspective user of the firearm, and a processor for comparing the scanned fingerprint information with stored fingerprint information of an authorized user and releasing the retaining member only if the scanned fingerprint information matches that of the authorized user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Al Vor Keller, David R. Fletcher, Robert C. Chinn