Patents by Inventor Beat DÜTSCH

Beat DÜTSCH 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: 12668996
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device (1) for a door, in particular for a sliding door (10), comprising at least one door leaf (11). The locking device has a housing part (2) and a locking element (5) which is held by the housing part (2) and which is used to lock and unlock the at least one door leaf (11) in a closed or open position. The locking element (5) can be slid along a sliding direction (V) and can be tilted about a rotational axis (R1) relative to the housing part (2) in order to allow the at least one door leaf (11) to be locked and unlocked alternatively by both sliding as well as by tilting the locking element (5). The invention additionally relates to a door, in particular a sliding door (10), comprising such a locking device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Gilgen Door Systems AG
    Inventors: Andreas Pfeuti, Yanick Bapst, Beat Dütsch
  • Publication number: 20250043596
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device (1) for a door, in particular for a sliding door (10), comprising at least one door leaf (11). The locking device has a housing part (2) and a locking element (5) which is held by the housing part (2) and which is used to lock and unlock the at least one door leaf (11) in a closed or open position. The locking element (5) can be slid along a sliding direction (V) and can be tilted about a rotational axis (R1) relative to the housing part (2) in order to allow the at least one door leaf (11) to be locked and unlocked alternatively by both sliding as well as by tilting the locking element (5). The invention additionally relates to a door, in particular a sliding door (10), comprising such a locking device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Gilgen Door Systems AG
    Inventors: Andreas PFEUTI, Yanick BAPST, Beat DÜTSCH