Patents by Inventor Nathan L. Berkowitz

Nathan L. Berkowitz 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: 4683738
    Abstract: The combination lock has a case which contains the lock mechanism including permutation discs. The case is mounted behind and protected by the locker door. An escutcheon plate is mounted on the front of the door with a rotary dial mounted therein. The rim of the dial has indicia to brought into registry with the fixed index on the escutcheon. The dial rim slopes at about 45.degree. to the rotational axis of the dial and this slope deflects lateral blows or impacts. The center of the dial is recessed and has pads engageable by the user to facilitate turning the dial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Inventor: Nathan L. Berkowitz
  • Patent number: 4598563
    Abstract: The cylinder lock has a key guide which has a cylindrical extension fitting inside a cylindrical shell. A number of tumblers fit in the tumbler plug which is mounted inside the extension so the lock tab on each tumbler can project through a slot in the extension into one of two lock grooves inside the shell. The cam surface on the proper key will move the lock tabs out of the groove so the key guide and the plug and the tumblers can rotate in unison inside the shell. The tumbler plug engages a bolt driver which is journaled in and projects rearwardly from the shell. The projecting portion is threaded and has a squared portion on which a bolt is mounted and retained by a nut threaded on the threaded portion. The shell is threaded and also has opposed flats registering and lock relative to a bracket which enables mounting the lock on the rear of a door with an escutcheon plate on the front of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Inventor: Nathan L. Berkowitz