Patents by Inventor David J. Schlosser

David J. Schlosser 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).

  • Latch assembly
    Patent number: 9145710
    Abstract: A latch assembly is provided that includes a housing. The latch assembly also includes a latch in rotatable connection with the housing at a first axis. The latch assembly also includes a drive lug in rotatable connection with the housing at a second axis, wherein the first axis is spaced apart from the second axis on the housing. Rotation of the drive lug in a first rotational direction responsive to a striker acting on a first portion of the drive lug is operative to cause the latch to rotate in the same first rotational direction as the drive lug, such that a first portion of the latch moves in transverse relation relative to the striker to a position in which the striker extends between the first portion of the drive lug and the first portion of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: The Eastern Company
    Inventors: Lee S. Weinerman, Grant A. Lugas, David J. Schlosser
  • Latch Assembly
    Publication number: 20140035293
    Abstract: A latch assembly is provided that includes a housing. The latch assembly also includes a latch in rotatable connection with the housing at a first axis. The latch assembly also includes a drive lug in rotatable connection with the housing at a second axis, wherein the first axis is spaced apart from the second axis on the housing. Rotation of the drive lug in a first rotational direction responsive to a striker acting on a first portion of the drive lug is operative to cause the latch to rotate in the same first rotational direction as the drive lug, such that a first portion of the latch moves in transverse relation relative to the striker to a position in which the striker extends between the first portion of the drive lug and the first portion of the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: THE EASTERN COMPANY
    Inventors: Lee S. Weinerman, Grant A. Lugas, David J. Schlosser