Patents by Inventor James Dale Blackwell, Jr.

James Dale Blackwell, Jr. 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: 20110241826
    Abstract: Reconfigurable security systems, devices, and methods are provided. These can include systems having a configuration device, a reconfigurable lock system, and a reconfigurable key system, where transferable tumbler code carriers, having transferable tumbler codes, may be exchanged in order to provide controlled access to the devices or structures secured by the security system. By way of metaphor, the particular teeth configuration of a manual key may be understood as reflecting a single or fixed tumbler code. In embodiments, such a tumbler code may be exchanged, compared, and stored to allow for selective configuration of keys, mating of keys and locks, and selective access to security systems by a key system configured with a proper tumbler code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: James Dale Blackwell, Jr., Lionel Scott Blackwell