Patents by Inventor Garth C. Keighley

Garth C. Keighley 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: 20100083714
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic lock for a window comprising a button having a locked position and an unlocked position, a spring clip in contact with the button for holding the button in the unlocked position, and a trigger wheel. The lock also has a trigger housing with an activated position and a deactivated position, and where the trigger wheel is attached to and rotatable on the trigger housing. Movement of the trigger housing causes the trigger wheel to move and contact the spring clip. Additionally, contact between the trigger wheel with the spring clip causes the spring clip to move and allow the button to move from the unlocked position to the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Garth C. Keighley, Mathew D. Ruspil
  • Publication number: 20100084875
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lock for a window having a button and a spring for biasing the button to move from an unlocked position to a locked position; a spring clip in contact with the button for holding the button in the unlocked position; a trigger for engaging with the spring clip to release the button and allow the spring to move the button toward the locked position; a hook for moving from an unlocked position to a locked position in correspondence with the button moving from the unlocked position to the locked position; and a rotatable arm with one end attached to the button and another end attached to the hook, the rotatable arm for transmitting a movement of the button to a movement of the hook. A magnet is attached to the trigger and the magnet is moved, which in turn actuates the trigger, by a polarity of another magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: INTERLOCK USA, INC.
    Inventors: Garth C. Keighley, Mathew D. Ruspil