Patents by Inventor Brady Plummer
Brady Plummer 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).
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Patent number: 11922950Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving audio input by a microphone of an access control device that controls access through a passageway, processing an audio signal associated with the audio input to identify and authenticate a user, determining a command corresponding with the audio signal in response to identification and authentication of the user, and performing at least one action that corresponds with the command.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Daniel Langenberg, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Joshua Long, Brady Plummer, John D. Goodwin, Dakoda Johnson, Benjamin J. Hopkins, Robert Prostko, Robert Martens
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Patent number: 11846133Abstract: An exemplary method relates to operating a door closer assembly including a closer body, a pinion rotatably mounted to the closer body, a motor including a motor shaft, and a bidirectional clutch connected between the pinion and the motor shaft. The method generally involves permitting, by the clutch, rotation of the pinion in each of a first direction and a second direction without transmitting rotation of the pinion in either direction to the motor shaft; sensing, with a sensor, a rotational position of the pinion; comparing, by a controller, the rotational position of the pinion with a desired rotational position; based upon the comparing, driving the motor to rotate the motor shaft; and by the clutch, coupling the motor shaft with the pinion in response to rotation of the motor shaft, thereby transmitting torque from the motor shaft to the pinion and urging the pinion toward the desired rotational position.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brady Plummer, Subashchandra G. Rai, Brian C. Eickhoff, Benjamin L. Miller, Prajna Poojary
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Publication number: 20230228124Abstract: An exemplary method includes operating an access control device including a bolt, an output gear having a magnet mounted thereon, a first magnetic sensor, and a second magnetic sensor. The method generally includes selectively determining a position of the output gear via one of the first magnetic sensor or the second magnetic sensor based upon a current handedness of the access control device. With the access control device in a first handing configuration, the first magnetic sensor may be used to a first handedness first home position of the output gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Rakshith R. Nayak, Vishal Salitkumar Kusanale, Mahesha Appaji, Brady Plummer
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Patent number: 11661782Abstract: An exemplary armature assembly is configured for use with a door control mounted to one of a door or a doorframe. The door control includes a rotatable pinion, and the armature assembly includes an armature, a shoe, and an elastic component. The armature has a first end and an opposite second end, and the first end includes an opening sized and shaped to receive the pinion at a first interface. The shoe is configured for mounting to the other of the door or the doorframe, and the second end of the armature is pivotally connected to the shoe at a second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component coupled with the armature and configured to absorb mechanical shocks at one of the first interface or the second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component is configured to absorb mechanical shocks along the length of the armature.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Brady Plummer, Bradley May, Nagesh Varadaraju, Suresha Chandrasekharareddy, Vijayakumar Mani, Aditya Heblikar, Dharam Deo Prasad
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Publication number: 20230125306Abstract: An exemplary latchbolt assembly includes a latchbolt, a locking sleeve, and a roller engaged between the latchbolt and the locking sleeve. The latchbolt is configured to drive the roller from a first position to a second position as the latchbolt moves from a projected position to a depressed position. The locking sleeve includes a blocking surface and a recessed portion. When the blocking surface is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve retains the roller in the first position, thereby retaining the latchbolt in the projected position. When the recessed portion is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve permits movement of the roller from the first position to the second position, thereby enabling depression of the latchbolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Brady Plummer, Benjamin L. Miller
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Patent number: 11594088Abstract: A method of access control for emergency responders according to one embodiment includes transmitting, by an access control server, an access credential to an emergency responder server over a first network, transmitting, by the emergency responder server, the access credential to an emergency responder mobile device over a second network different from the first network, wherein the second network includes a dedicated emergency responder network, and transmitting the access credential by the emergency responder mobile device to an access control device.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Daniel Hughes, Mark Nichols, Brady Plummer
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Publication number: 20220375474Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving audio input by a microphone of an access control device that controls access through a passageway, processing an audio signal associated with the audio input to identify and authenticate a user, determining a command corresponding with the audio signal in response to identification and authentication of the user, and performing at least one action that corresponds with the command.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Daniel Langenberg, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Joshua Long, Brady Plummer, John D. Goodwin, Dakoda Johnson, Benjamin J. Hopkins, Robert Prostko, Robert Martens
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Patent number: 11377873Abstract: An exemplary latchbolt assembly includes a latchbolt, a locking sleeve, and a roller engaged between the latchbolt and the locking sleeve. The latchbolt is configured to drive the roller from a first position to a second position as the latchbolt moves from a projected position to a depressed position. The locking sleeve includes a blocking surface and a recessed portion. When the blocking surface is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve retains the roller in the first position, thereby retaining the latchbolt in the projected position. When the recessed portion is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve permits movement of the roller from the first position to the second position, thereby enabling depression of the latchbolt.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Brady Plummer, Benjamin L. Miller
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Publication number: 20220170308Abstract: An exemplary method relates to operating a door closer assembly including a closer body, a pinion rotatably mounted to the closer body, a motor including a motor shaft, and a bidirectional clutch connected between the pinion and the motor shaft. The method generally involves permitting, by the clutch, rotation of the pinion in each of a first direction and a second direction without transmitting rotation of the pinion in either direction to the motor shaft; sensing, with a sensor, a rotational position of the pinion; comparing, by a controller, the rotational position of the pinion with a desired rotational position; based upon the comparing, driving the motor to rotate the motor shaft; and by the clutch, coupling the motor shaft with the pinion in response to rotation of the motor shaft, thereby transmitting torque from the motor shaft to the pinion and urging the pinion toward the desired rotational position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Brady Plummer, Subashchandra G. Rai, Brian C. Eickhoff, Benjamin L. Miller, Prajna Poojary
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Patent number: 11302336Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving audio input by a microphone of an access control device that controls access through a passageway, processing an audio signal associated with the audio input to identify and authenticate a user, determining a command corresponding with the audio signal in response to identification and authentication of the user, and performing at least one action that corresponds with the command.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Daniel Langenberg, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Joshua Long, Brady Plummer, John D. Goodwin, Dakoda Johnson, Benjamin J. Hopkins, Robert Prostko, Robert Martens
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Publication number: 20220090413Abstract: A method including placing a first adhesive on a first surface of a strike plate, wherein the strike plate includes a pocket extending into a second surface of the strike plate opposite the first surface of the strike plate. The method further includes placing a second adhesive on a first surface of a lock module, wherein the lock module includes a bolt operable to extend beyond a second surface of the lock module. The method also includes aligning the pocket with the bolt such that the bolt is operable to extend into the pocket, and with the pocket and the bolt aligned with one another, releasably joining the strike plate and the lock module with a releasable coupler, thereby forming an aligned locking assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Paul Avgerinos, Paul R. Arlinghaus, Maria Dole, Justin D. Seacat, Bradley Ritchie, Brady Plummer
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Publication number: 20220065017Abstract: An exemplary armature assembly is configured for use with a door control mounted to one of a door or a doorframe. The door control includes a rotatable pinion, and the armature assembly includes an armature, a shoe, and an elastic component. The armature has a first end and an opposite second end, and the first end includes an opening sized and shaped to receive the pinion at a first interface. The shoe is configured for mounting to the other of the door or the doorframe, and the second end of the armature is pivotally connected to the shoe at a second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component coupled with the armature and configured to absorb mechanical shocks at one of the first interface or the second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component is configured to absorb mechanical shocks along the length of the armature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Brady Plummer, Bradley May, Nagesh Varadaraju, Suresha Chandrasekharareddy, Vijayakumar Mani, Aditya Heblikar, Dharam Deo Prasad
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Publication number: 20220044505Abstract: A method of access control for emergency responders according to one embodiment includes transmitting, by an access control server, an access credential to an emergency responder server over a first network, transmitting, by the emergency responder server, the access credential to an emergency responder mobile device over a second network different from the first network, wherein the second network includes a dedicated emergency responder network, and transmitting the access credential by the emergency responder mobile device to an access control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Daniel Hughes, Mark Nicols, Brady Plummer
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Patent number: 11168504Abstract: An exemplary armature assembly is configured for use with a door closer comprising a pinion, and generally includes a first arm configured for rotational coupling with the pinion, a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm at a pivot joint, and a hold-open mechanism. The hold-open mechanism generally includes a clutch having a decoupling and a coupling state, and an electromechanical driver operable to transition the clutch between the coupling state and the decoupling state. With the clutch in the decoupling state, a first torque is operable to cause relative pivoting of the arms. With the clutch in the coupling state, the first torque is inoperable to cause relative pivoting of the arms, and a second torque greater than the first torque is operable to cause relative pivoting of the arms.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Aditya Heblikar, Palraj Palanisamy, Brady Plummer, Dharam Deo Prasad, Ramakrishna Moorthy Andamuthu, Subashchandra G. Rai, Latha Ramesh, Vijayakumar Mani
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Patent number: 11142939Abstract: An exemplary method relates to operating a door closer assembly including a closer body, a pinion rotatably mounted to the closer body, a motor including a motor shaft, and a bidirectional clutch connected between the pinion and the motor shaft. The method generally involves permitting, by the clutch, rotation of the pinion in each of a first direction and a second direction without transmitting rotation of the pinion in either direction to the motor shaft; sensing, with a sensor, a rotational position of the pinion; comparing, by a controller, the rotational position of the pinion with a desired rotational position; based upon the comparing, driving the motor to rotate the motor shaft; and by the clutch, coupling the motor shaft with the pinion in response to rotation of the motor shaft, thereby transmitting torque from the motor shaft to the pinion and urging the pinion toward the desired rotational position.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brady Plummer, Subashchandra G. Rai, Brian C. Eickhoff, Benjamin L. Miller, Prajna Poojary
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Publication number: 20210238904Abstract: An exemplary armature assembly is configured for use with a door closer comprising a pinion, and generally includes a first arm configured for rotational coupling with the pinion, a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm at a pivot joint, and a hold-open mechanism. The hold-open mechanism generally includes a clutch having a decoupling and a coupling state, and an electromechanical driver operable to transition the clutch between the coupling state and the decoupling state. With the clutch in the decoupling state, a first torque is operable to cause relative pivoting of the arms. With the clutch in the coupling state, the first torque is inoperable to cause relative pivoting of the arms, and a second torque greater than the first torque is operable to cause relative pivoting of the arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Aditya Heblikar, Palraj Palanisamy, Brady Plummer, Dharam Deo Prasad, Ramakrishna Moorthy Andamuthu, Subashchandra G. Rai, Latha Ramesh, Vijayakumar Mani
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Publication number: 20210180389Abstract: An exemplary method relates to operating a door closer assembly including a closer body, a pinion rotatably mounted to the closer body, a motor including a motor shaft, and a bidirectional clutch connected between the pinion and the motor shaft. The method generally involves permitting, by the clutch, rotation of the pinion in each of a first direction and a second direction without transmitting rotation of the pinion in either direction to the motor shaft; sensing, with a sensor, a rotational position of the pinion; comparing, by a controller, the rotational position of the pinion with a desired rotational position; based upon the comparing, driving the motor to rotate the motor shaft; and by the clutch, coupling the motor shaft with the pinion in response to rotation of the motor shaft, thereby transmitting torque from the motor shaft to the pinion and urging the pinion toward the desired rotational position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Brady Plummer, Subashchandra G. Rai, Brian C. Eickhoff, Benjamin L. Miller, Prajna Poojary
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Patent number: 11002055Abstract: An exemplary armature assembly is configured for use with a door control mounted to one of a door or a doorframe. The door control includes a rotatable pinion, and the armature assembly includes an armature, a shoe, and an elastic component. The armature has a first end and an opposite second end, and the first end includes an opening sized and shaped to receive the pinion at a first interface. The shoe is configured for mounting to the other of the door or the doorframe, and the second end of the armature is pivotally connected to the shoe at a second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component coupled with the armature and configured to absorb mechanical shocks at one of the first interface or the second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component is configured to absorb mechanical shocks along the length of the armature.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Brady Plummer, Bradley May, Nagesh Varadaraju, Suresha Chandrasekharareddy, Vijayakumar Mani, Aditya Heblikar, Dharam Deo Prasad
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Publication number: 20210071458Abstract: An exemplary armature assembly is configured for use with a door control mounted to one of a door or a doorframe. The door control includes a rotatable pinion, and the armature assembly includes an armature, a shoe, and an elastic component. The armature has a first end and an opposite second end, and the first end includes an opening sized and shaped to receive the pinion at a first interface. The shoe is configured for mounting to the other of the door or the doorframe, and the second end of the armature is pivotally connected to the shoe at a second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component coupled with the armature and configured to absorb mechanical shocks at one of the first interface or the second interface. In certain forms, the elastic component is configured to absorb mechanical shocks along the length of the armature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Brady Plummer, Bradley May, Nagesh Varadaraju, Suresha Chandrasekharareddy, Vijayakumar Mani, Aditya Heblikar, Dharam Deo Prasad
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Publication number: 20200291678Abstract: An exemplary latchbolt assembly includes a latchbolt, a locking sleeve, and a roller engaged between the latchbolt and the locking sleeve. The latchbolt is configured to drive the roller from a first position to a second position as the latchbolt moves from a projected position to a depressed position. The locking sleeve includes a blocking surface and a recessed portion. When the blocking surface is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve retains the roller in the first position, thereby retaining the latchbolt in the projected position. When the recessed portion is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve permits movement of the roller from the first position to the second position, thereby enabling depression of the latchbolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Brian C. Eickhoff, Brady Plummer, Benjamin L. Miller