Patents by Inventor Jonathan Edward Manly

Jonathan Edward Manly 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).

  • Patent number: 11629534
    Abstract: A latch is configured to fix a panel relative to a frame. The latch includes a housing having a longitudinal axis and defining an aperture along the longitudinal axis; a cap mounted within the aperture of the housing for rotation about the longitudinal axis, the cap comprising a drive surface; and a cover coupled to the housing to pivot about a lateral axis, the cover pivotable to be in a closed position in which the cover covers the cap; wherein when the cap is in an unlatched position, the drive surface of the cap is aligned with an engagement surface of the cover and positioned to block the cover from pivoting to the closed position; and wherein when the cap is in a latched position, the drive surface is unaligned with the engagement surface and positioned to permit the cover to pivot to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Manly, Andrew James Thornton, Jack Dennehy, Michael Post, Thomas V. Aukzemas
  • Publication number: 20210010291
    Abstract: A latch assembly for mounting in an opening of a door and for releasably latching the door to a door frame. The latch assembly includes a housing that is mountable to the opening of the door. A lever is rotatably coupled to the housing between a deployed position and a retracted position. A lock plug is rotatably mounted within the housing, the lock plug having one end for receiving either a tool or key, and an opposite end having an engagement surface. A latching member is movably coupled to the housing, and is engaged with both the rotatable lock plug and the lever in the retracted position of the lever. A torsion spring biases the lock plug back to a starting position after the lock plug is rotated from the starting position using the tool or the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Manly, James Joseph Ford, David Jonathan Kelly, Loc Ba Tieu
  • Publication number: 20190338569
    Abstract: A latch is configured to fix a panel relative to a frame. The latch includes a housing having a longitudinal axis and defining an aperture along the longitudinal axis; a cap mounted within the aperture of the housing for rotation about the longitudinal axis, the cap comprising a drive surface; and a cover coupled to the housing to pivot about a lateral axis, the cover pivotable to be in a closed position in which the cover covers the cap; wherein when the cap is in an unlatched position, the drive surface of the cap is aligned with an engagement surface of the cover and positioned to block the cover from pivoting to the closed position; and wherein when the cap is in a latched position, the drive surface is unaligned with the engagement surface and positioned to permit the cover to pivot to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Manly, Andrew James Thornton, Jack Dennehy, Michael Post, Thomas V. Aukzemas
  • Patent number: D943387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Gerald Lindo, Jonathan Edward Manly
  • Patent number: D996950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Gerald Lindo, Jonathan Edward Manly
  • Patent number: D1014221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Gerald Lindo, Jonathan Edward Manly
  • Patent number: D1014222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Gerald Lindo, Jonathan Edward Manly, David Jonathan Kelly