Patents by Inventor Andrew M. Pickard

Andrew M. Pickard 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).

  • Remote control door lock system
    Patent number: 6005306
    Abstract: A wireless remote control lock system for residential and commercial building pedestrian doors includes an electrically powered striker plate assembly having a striker plate member moveable between positions for engagement and disengagement with a door latch member. The striker assembly is adapted to be connected to a control unit which supplies low voltage DC power to the striker assembly and includes a radio frequency range signal receiver and a circuit responsive to receiving signals from an operator controlled radio transmitter to effect indefinite or momentary operation of the striker assembly to unlock a door. The control unit circuit includes a first self-latching relay, a selector switch and a second relay for selecting an operating mode of the system wherein the door may be unlatched momentarily (for about 3.5 seconds, for example) or indefinitely until a second signal is transmitted by the transmitter to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignees: Jon J. Dillon, John G. Carros
    Inventor: Andrew M Pickard
  • Remote control door lock system
    Patent number: RE39144
    Abstract: A wireless remote control lock system for residential and commercial building pedestrian doors includes an electrically powered striker plate assembly having a striker plate member moveable between positions for engagement and disengagement with a door latch member. The striker assembly is adapted to be connected to a control unit which supplies low voltage DC power to the striker assembly and includes a radio frequency range signal receiver and a circuit responsive to receiving signals from an operator controlled radio transmitter to effect indefinite or momentary operation of the striker assembly to unlock a door. The control unit circuit includes a first self-latching relay, a selector switch and a second relay for selecting an operating mode of the system wherein the door may be unlatched momentarily (for about 3.5 seconds, for example) or indefinitely until a second signal is transmitted by the transmitter to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Inventor: Andrew M. Pickard
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D763892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sergey Kisselev, Andrew M. Pickard
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D763893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sergey Kisselev, Andrew M. Pickard
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D768655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly McArthur, Andrew M. Pickard, Raymond Alexander Malkiewicz, Michael A. LaJoie