Patents by Inventor Kenneth Richard Goldthorpe

Kenneth Richard Goldthorpe 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: 11104297
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods for lockout-tagout procedures and systems supporting the same, including, without limitation, lockout devices that can store and maintain digital locks simultaneously by multiple keyholders. In various embodiments, a single user can add multiple keyholders to a digital lock. The user may not be able to remove anyone as a keyholder except herself. Thus, the digital lock may remain in a locked state until each of the added keyholders applies their digital key, password, pin, and/or other personal identifying information to unlock the digital by removing themselves as a keyholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NOKE, INC.
    Inventors: David P. Gengler, Sean Louis Calkins, Kenneth Richard Goldthorpe, Kyle Blackburn Johnson
  • Patent number: 11098500
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods for lockout-tagout procedures and systems supporting the same, including, without limitation, locking devices that can store and be locked simultaneously by multiple keyholders. In various embodiments, a single user can add multiple keyholders to a locking device. The user may not be able to remove anyone as a keyholder except himself or herself. Thus, the locking device may remain in a locked state until each of the added keyholders applies their digital key, password, PIN, and/or other personal identifying information to unlock the locking device by removing themselves as a keyholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NOKE, INC.
    Inventors: David P. Gengler, Sean Louis Calkins, Kenneth Richard Goldthorpe, Kyle Blackburn Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200339064
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods for lockout-tagout procedures and systems supporting the same, including, without limitation, lockout devices that can store and maintain digital locks simultaneously by multiple keyholders. In various embodiments, a single user can add multiple keyholders to a digital lock. The user may not be able to remove anyone as a keyholder except herself. Thus, the digital lock may remain in a locked state until each of the added keyholders applies their digital key, password, pin, and/or other personal identifying information to unlock the digital by removing themselves as a keyholder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: David P. GENGLER, Sean Louis CALKINS, Kenneth Richard GOLDTHORPE, Kyle Blackburn JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20190368233
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods for lockout-tagout procedures and systems supporting the same, including, without limitation, locking devices that can store and be locked simultaneously by multiple keyholders. In various embodiments, a single user can add multiple keyholders to a locking device. The user may not be able to remove anyone as a keyholder except himself or herself. Thus, the locking device may remain in a locked state until each of the added keyholders applies their digital key, password, PIN, and/or other personal identifying information to unlock the locking device by removing themselves as a keyholder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: David P. Gengler, Sean Louis Calkins, Kenneth Richard Goldthorpe, Kyle Blackburn Johnson