Patents by Inventor Andreas Münger

Andreas Münger 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: 9316024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mechatronic locking device comprising: a locking cylinder having a control circuit and a security key associated with the locking cylinder having a memory circuit, wherein informational signals can be exchanged between the control circuit of the locking cylinder and the memory circuit of the security key via a communication channel, wherein the security key further comprises a contact element which is connected to the memory circuit of the security key via a contact section integrated on the security key, wherein the locking cylinder further comprises a contact element which is connected to the control circuit of the locking cylinder, wherein the contact elements are electrically in contact to each other when the security key is inserted and wherein said communication channel conducts between the control circuit and the memory circuit via the contact section integrated in the security key and the two contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY (SCHWEIZ) AG
    Inventors: Andreas Münger, Bruno Vonlanthen
  • Patent number: 8928453
    Abstract: The mechatronic locking apparatus comprises a control circuit (4), from which information signals can be transmitted to a control circuit (6) of the lock cylinder (2) using a first communication path (5). A security key (3) has at least one second communication path (7) for storing and/or processing access data. The two communication paths (5, 7) are connected to said control circuit (4) of the security key (3). The first communication path (5) preferably uses an electrical contact in the lock cylinder (2). The second communication path (7) comprises a transponder (8). The first communication path (5) may also be used for power supply purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Assa Abloy (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Detlef Sprenger, Andreas Münger
  • Publication number: 20140298870
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mechatronic locking device comprising: a locking cylinder having a control circuit and a security key associated with the locking cylinder having a memory circuit, wherein informational signals can be exchanged between the control circuit of the locking cylinder and the memory circuit of the security key via a communication channel, wherein the security key further comprises a contact element which is connected to the memory circuit of the security key via a contact section integrated on the security key, wherein the locking cylinder further comprises a contact element which is connected to the control circuit of the locking cylinder, wherein the contact elements are electrically in contact to each other when the security key is inserted and wherein said communication channel conducts between the control circuit and the memory circuit via the contact section integrated in the security key and the two contact elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY (SCHWEIZ) AG
    Inventors: Andreas Münger, Bruno Vonlanthen
  • Publication number: 20120011907
    Abstract: The mechatronic locking apparatus comprises a control circuit (4), from which information signals can be transmitted to a control circuit (6) of the lock cylinder (2) using a first communication path (5). A security key (3) has at least one second communication path (7) for storing and/or processing access data. The two communication paths (5, 7) are connected to said control circuit (4) of the security key (3). The first communication path (5) preferably uses an electrical contact in the lock cylinder (2). The second communication path (7) comprises a transponder (8). The first communication path (5) may also be used for power supply purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: KESO AG
    Inventors: Detlef Sprenger, Andreas Münger