Patents by Inventor Charan Kumar

Charan Kumar 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: 20160305163
    Abstract: A hoop lock assembly including a shackle and a crossbar. The shackle includes a straight foot and an angled foot. The crossbar is operable to receive the straight foot and the angled foot, and includes a primary locking mechanism and a secondary locking mechanism. The primary locking mechanism is operable to selectively prevent removal of the straight foot from the crossbar. The secondary locking mechanism is operable to selectively prevent removal of the angled foot from the crossbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Manjunatha Ramakrishna, Subashchandra G. Rai, Vijayakumar Mani, Tejas V. Kumar, Hassan Charan Kumar
  • Publication number: 20160053515
    Abstract: A hoop lock including a shackle and a crossbar, with the shackle having a pair of legs extending from a body portion, and each of the legs having a foot including a tip with a non-circular cross-section. The cross-bar includes a housing having a pair of foot-receiving openings and a pair of tip-receiving openings substantially aligned with foot-receiving openings. The tip-receiving openings are configured to matingly engage the tips such that the tips are rotationally coupled to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Hugh Kindstrand, Hassan Charan Kumar, Manjunatha Ramakrishna, David Bruce Miller
  • Patent number: 8997534
    Abstract: A door lock includes a deadbolt and a latchbolt each movable between a thrown position and a retracted position, an inside lever operable to move the latchbolt between the thrown and retracted positions, and an outside lever configured in one of a locked and unlocked state in which the outside lever is operable to move the latchbolt between the thrown and retracted position. A thumbturn is coupled to the deadbolt and is movable between a first position in which the deadbolt is in the thrown position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is locked, a second position in which the deadbolt is in the retracted position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is locked, and a third position in which the deadbolt is in the retracted position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Subashchandra G. Rai, Charan Kumar
  • Publication number: 20140026627
    Abstract: A door lock includes a deadbolt and a latchbolt each movable between a thrown position and a retracted position, an inside lever operable to move the latchbolt between the thrown and retracted positions, and an outside lever configured in one of a locked and unlocked state in which the outside lever is operable to move the latchbolt between the thrown and retracted position. A thumbturn is coupled to the deadbolt and is movable between a first position in which the deadbolt is in the thrown position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is locked, a second position in which the deadbolt is in the retracted position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is locked, and a third position in which the deadbolt is in the retracted position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Subashchandra G. Rai, Charan Kumar