Patents by Inventor Peter M. Dance

Peter M. Dance 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).

  • Electronic door lock with modular components
    Patent number: 9129457
    Abstract: An electronic door lock mounts to a door and includes an inner side and an outer side. The electronic door lock is operable to control access to an access controlled area positioned adjacent the inner side of the door. The electronic door lock includes an outer base connected to the outer side of the door, an inner base connected to the inner side of the door, a locking mechanism coupled to the door and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position in response to a control signal, and a control circuit disposed within the inner base and operable to generate the control signal in response to an input credential. An attachment interface is at least partially formed as part of the outer base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Gustavo L. Sumcad, Ronald Taylor, James W. Brown, Peter M. Dance, James R. Jackson
  • ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20110252843
    Abstract: An electronic door lock mounts to a door and includes an inner side and an outer side. The electronic door lock is operable to control access to an access controlled area positioned adjacent the inner side of the door. The electronic door lock includes an outer base connected to the outer side of the door, an inner base connected to the inner side of the door, a locking mechanism coupled to the door and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position in response to a control signal, and a control circuit disposed within the inner base and operable to generate the control signal in response to an input credential. An attachment interface is at least partially formed as part of the outer base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Gustavo L. Sumcad, Ronald Taylor, James W. Brown, Peter M. Dance, James R. Jackson