Patents by Inventor Jo/e/ l Girard

Jo/e/ l Girard 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).

  • Key with movable plunger, security barrel for said key, and a lock equipped with such a barrel
    Patent number: 4667495
    Abstract: A key comprises a key body provided with at least one translatably movable plunger able to be displaced in a housing provided in the key, the plunger being intended to co-operate with a positioning member provided in the recess of a rotor so as to project from its recess and to push a movable pin of the rotor into a position permitting rotation of the barrel rotor relative to the stator. The key comprises in its head a constricted zone, and the recess of the movable plunger is provided in this constricted zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Vachette
    Inventors: Jo/e/ l Girard, Norbert Gsell