Patents by Inventor Brian R. Fournier

Brian R. Fournier 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).

  • Publication number: 20240076903
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a door lock configured to indicate the lock status of the door lock to nearby persons. In some instances, the door lock includes a locking mechanism with one or more actuators configured to act directly on an indicator such that the indicator indicates the lock status of the lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Sargent Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian R. Fournier, Daniel Gills, Thomas Harris, Jeong Sik Kim, Yong Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11808055
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a door lock configured to indicate the lock status of the door lock to nearby persons. In some instances, the door lock includes a locking mechanism with one or more actuators configured to act directly on an indicator such that the indicator indicates the lock status of the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian R. Fournier, Daniel Gills, Thomas Harris, Jeong Sik Kim, Yong Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11668115
    Abstract: A button assembly for a door lock may include a button and a shank. The button may be toollessly couplable to the shank to allow force transmission between the button and the shank. The button may transfer linear force and torque along a longitudinal axis of the button to the shank to allow a state of an associated lock body to be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian R. Fournier, Christine Voelker, Michael Bedford, Todd Zimmer, David Nguyen, Justin Harris
  • Patent number: 11536053
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cylindrical door locks configured to indicate the lock status of the door lock to nearby persons. In some instances, the lock status is indicated on a first side of the door. In other instances, the lock status is indicated on both a first side and a second side of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Phillip Ashcroft, Brian R. Fournier, Lee Griswold, Christine Voelker
  • Patent number: 11326371
    Abstract: A tool for adjusting the backset of a latch bolt. The latch bolt includes a latch bolt and a tailpiece. A housing receives the latch bolt and includes a transversely extending protrusion. A casing slidably receives the housing such that the protrusion on the housing is received in a slot on the casing and an inner end of the tailpiece extends from the housing and casing. The casing is rotated relative to the housing to allow relative axial movement between the casing and the housing when transitioning between the first backset position and the second backset position. The tool includes a member defining a first slot for receiving the inner end of the tailpiece and a pair of second slots for receiving the pair of ears such that rotation of the tool rotates the tailpiece and the casing simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Middelaer, Christopher Hill, Todd Zimmer, Brian R. Fournier, Christine E. Voelker
  • Publication number: 20210388641
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cylindrical door locks configured to indicate the lock status of the door lock to nearby persons. In some instances, the lock status is indicated on a first side of the door. In other instances, the lock status is indicated on both a first side and a second side of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Phillip Ashcroft, Brian R. Fournier, Lee Griswold, Christine Voelker
  • Patent number: 11136790
    Abstract: A progressive deadlatching arrangement for a deadbolt lock prevents an external force applied on the deadbolt from retracting the deadbolt or otherwise compromising a secured door. The progressive deadlatching arrangement prevents external forces from retracting the deadbolt while still allowing an authorized user to operate the deadbolt. ASSA ABLOY Residential Group, Inc. is a subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY AB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Residential Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Caterino, John E. Walsh, III, Brian R. Fournier, Wai P. Wong
  • Publication number: 20210293053
    Abstract: A door lock may include a latch bolt head and a blocking pin. The latch bolt head may be configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position to selectively engage a latch head pocket of a door jamb. The latch bolt head may also be configured to move between a first rotational position and a second rotational position, wherein the blocking pin is configured to prevent movement of the latch bolt head from the first rotational position to the second rotational position when the blocking pin is in an engaged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Bedford, Brian R. Fournier, Scott Kasper, William Middelaer, David Nguyen, Ray Nolan, Christine Voelker, Todd C. Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20210230903
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a door lock configured to indicate the lock status of the door lock to nearby persons. In some instances, the door lock includes a locking mechanism with one or more actuators configured to act directly on an indicator such that the indicator indicates the lock status of the lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Brian R. Fournier, Daniel Gills, Thomas Harris, Jeong Sik Kim, Yong Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210047859
    Abstract: A button assembly for a door lock may include a button and a shank. The button may be toollessly couplable to the shank to allow force transmission between the button and the shank. The button may transfer linear force and torque along a longitudinal axis of the button to the shank to allow a state of an associated lock body to be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sargent Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian R. Fournier, Christine Voelker, Michael Bedford, Todd Zimmer, David Nguyen, Justin Harris
  • Publication number: 20190178005
    Abstract: A progressive deadlatching arrangement for a deadbolt lock prevents an external force applied on the deadbolt from retracting the deadbolt or otherwise compromising a secured door. The progressive deadlatching arrangement prevents external forces from retracting the deadbolt while still allowing an authorized user to operate the deadbolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY Residential Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Caterino, John E. Walsh, III, Brian R. Fournier
  • Publication number: 20180216368
    Abstract: A tool for adjusting the backset of a latch bolt. The latch bolt includes a latch bolt and a tailpiece. A housing receives the latch bolt and includes a transversely extending protrusion. A casing slidably receives the housing such that the protrusion on the housing is received in a slot on the casing and an inner end of the tailpiece extends from the housing and casing. The casing is rotated relative to the housing to allow relative axial movement between the casing and the housing when transitioning between the first backset position and the second backset position. The tool includes a member defining a first slot for receiving the inner end of the tailpiece and a pair of second slots for receiving the pair of ears such that rotation of the tool rotates the tailpiece and the casing simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: William S. Middelaer, Christopher Hill, Todd Zimmer, Brian R. Fournier, Christine E. Voelker
  • Patent number: 10006226
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises a latch bolt and a tailpiece including a first tailpiece member mounted to the latch bolt and a second tailpiece member. The second tailpiece member is movably received in a bore of the first tailpiece member and operably connected to a latch operator. The second tailpiece member is received in one of two axially spaced recesses in the bore in a first backset position and a second backset position. Relative axial movement between the first tailpiece member and the second tailpiece member is prevented in a first relative rotational position in the first backset position and in a second relative rotational position in the second backset position, and relative axial movement is allowed in a third relative rotational position to allow the second tailpiece member to be moved between the first backset position and the second backset position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: YALE SECURITY INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Hill, Todd Zimmer, Brian R. Fournier, Christine E. Voelker, William S. Middelaer
  • Publication number: 20170009490
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises a latch bolt and a tailpiece including a first tailpiece member mounted to the latch bolt and a second tailpiece member. The second tailpiece member is movably received in a bore of the first tailpiece member and operably connected to a latch operator. The second tailpiece member is received in one of two axially spaced recesses in the bore in a first backset position and a second backset position. Relative axial movement between the first tailpiece member and the second tailpiece member is prevented in a first relative rotational position in the first backset position and in a second relative rotational position in the second backset position, and relative axial movement is allowed in a third relative rotational position to allow the second tailpiece member to be moved between the first backset position and the second backset position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Hill, Todd Zimmer, Brian R. Fournier, Christine E. Voelker, William S. Middelaer
  • Patent number: 9222281
    Abstract: A lock cylinder monitoring assembly for monitoring position of a lock cylinder. The monitoring assembly includes a housing having an inner cavity and an exterior diameter. The exterior diameter of the housing is not significantly greater than the corresponding cylinder diameter. The assembly further includes a switch received into the inner cavity of the housing. The switch is in electrical communication with an indicator. The switch is reactive to any change in position of the lock cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Corbin Russwin Architectural Hardware
    Inventors: Tracy R. Fowler, Brian R. Fournier, Damon J. Lenk, Scott Morstatt
  • Publication number: 20100192650
    Abstract: A cylinder lock monitoring assembly for monitoring position of a lock cylinder. The monitoring assembly includes a housing having an inner cavity and an exterior diameter. The exterior diameter of the housing is not significantly greater than the corresponding cylinder diameter. The assembly further includes a switch received into the inner cavity of the housing. The switch is in electrical communication with an indicator. The switch is reactive to any change in position of the lock cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: CORBIN RUSSWIN ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE
    Inventors: Tracy F. Fowler, Brian R. Fournier, Damon J. Lenk, Scott Morstatt