Patents by Inventor Alan C. Billings

Alan C. Billings 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).

  • Light for keypad bezel
    Patent number: 9964284
    Abstract: A lock assembly for securing a container having an interior region is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, the lock assembly includes a keypad having a plurality of buttons on a first surface of the keypad, a light-emitting diode, and a bezel surrounding at least a portion of the keypad. The bezel includes a reflective surface positioned to reflect a light from the light-emitting diode, the reflected light illuminating the plurality of buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Sargent & Greenleaf, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Clark, George Marshall Horne, Steven L. Worm, Alan C. Billings
  • LIGHT FOR KEYPAD BEZEL
    Publication number: 20170284631
    Abstract: A lock assembly for securing a container having an interior region is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, the lock assembly includes a keypad having a plurality of buttons on a first surface of the keypad, a light-emitting diode, and a bezel surrounding at least a portion of the keypad. The bezel includes a reflective surface positioned to reflect a light from the light-emitting diode, the reflected light illuminating the plurality of buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Robert Clark, George Marshall Horne, Steven L. Worm, Alan C. Billings
  • LIGHT FOR KEYPAD BEZEL
    Publication number: 20160178159
    Abstract: A lock assembly for securing a container having an interior region is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, the lock assembly includes a keypad having a plurality of buttons on a first surface of the keypad, a light-emitting diode, and a bezel surrounding at least a portion of the keypad. The bezel includes a reflective surface positioned to reflect a light from the light-emitting diode, the reflected light illuminating the plurality of buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Robert Clark, George Marshall Horne, Steven L. Worm, Alan C. Billings