Patents by Inventor Leonhard Lerchner

Leonhard Lerchner 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: 6753757
    Abstract: An actuation device, for example for a door lock, is capable of actuation by a control unit which can be initiated by a transponder reader unit, said control unit being connected to a magnetic signal evaluation unit. The transponder reader unit generates signals which correspond to the signals of a magnetic card read head, for the initiation of the magnetic signal evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: SkiData AG
    Inventors: Leonhard Lerchner, Hermann Hainzlmaier
  • Patent number: 6418764
    Abstract: For manual and motor operation of a locking cylinder a drive apparatus in the form of an escutcheon is provided on a door. The drive apparatus has a driveshaft for transmitting rotation to the locking cylinder, a turning handle for manual rotation of the driveshaft and a gear motor disposed in the turning handle for motor rotation of the driveshaft. A driving toothed wheel is disposed on the driveshaft so as to rotate in unison, being connected with the turning handle so as to transmit torque. The gear motor is adapted to be coupled with the escutcheon so as to rotate in unison and with the driving toothed wheel by a coupling when current is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: KESO GmbH
    Inventor: Leonhard Lerchner
  • Patent number: 6227020
    Abstract: A locking device including at least one key and a lock cylinder having at least one cylinder core pivotally mounted in a cylinder housing and having a keyway is provided with a blocking element which in its blocked position prevents rotation of the cylinder core with the key, and in its release position permits rotation of the cylinder core with the key. Further provided are an actuator which blocks the blocking element in the blocked position and releases it in the release position, and an electronic code transmitter in the key and an electronic code evaluator which controls the actuator. The lock cylinder is provided with a cylinder armor having an armor housing covering the cylinder housing and an armor disk pivotally mounted therein with a key insertion slot flush with the keyway of the cylinder core. The blocking element and the actuator are disposed in the armor housing. In its blocked position the blocking element acts on the armor disk so as to prevent rotation, releasing it in the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Keso GmbH
    Inventor: Leonhard Lerchner
  • Patent number: 5878611
    Abstract: A flat metal key has a groove-shaped recess in the narrow side of the bow for receiving a transponder as a code transmitter, a ferrite coil and a line connecting the ferrite coil with the code transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Keso Salzburg-GmbH
    Inventors: Leonhard Lerchner, Hermann Hainzlmaier
  • Patent number: 5826450
    Abstract: A locking device with at least one key and a locking cylinder having at least one cylinder core with a key channel. The core is mounted rotatably in a cylinder housing, mechanical tumblers for blocking and releasing the cylinder. An actuator is disposed in the cylinder housing for shifting a blocking element blocking and releasing the cylinder core. An electronic code transmitter is provided in the key and an electronic code evaluator in the cylinder housing for controlling the actuator. The electronic code transmitter is formed by a transponder (26) and the electronic code evaluator by a transponder reading device (16, 17). A power supply device (24) is disposed in the cylinder housing (1). The blocking element (23) engages in at least one recess (42, 43) disposed on the periphery of the cylinder core (4) spaced from the key channel (10, 11) in the axial area of the cylinder core (4) which is provided with the mechanical tumblers (49, 50, 51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Codatex ID-Systeme Gessellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Leonhard Lerchner, Hermann Hainzlmaier