Patents by Inventor Phaneendra Kumar

Phaneendra Kumar 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).

  • Rotation converter
    Patent number: 12559986
    Abstract: An exemplary rotation converter includes an input component, an output component, and an intermediate component engaged between the input component and the output component. The input component is rotatable from an input component home position in each of a first direction and an opposite second direction. The intermediate component is configured to move to an actuated position in response to rotation of the input component in either direction, and to rotate the output component in an actuating direction as the intermediate component moves to the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Phaneendra Kumar, Nagesh Varadaraju, Aaron P. McKibben
  • ROTATION CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20240125151
    Abstract: An exemplary rotation converter includes an input component, an output component, and an intermediate component engaged between the input component and the output component. The input component is rotatable from an input component home position in each of a first direction and an opposite second direction. The intermediate component is configured to move to an actuated position in response to rotation of the input component in either direction, and to rotate the output component in an actuating direction as the intermediate component moves to the actuated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Phaneendra Kumar, Nagesh Varadaraju, Aaron P. McKibben
  • Rotation converter
    Patent number: 11851915
    Abstract: An exemplary rotation converter includes an input component, an output component, and an intermediate component engaged between the input component and the output component. The input component is rotatable from an input component home position in each of a first direction and an opposite second direction. The intermediate component is configured to move to an actuated position in response to rotation of the input component in either direction, and to rotate the output component in an actuating direction as the intermediate component moves to the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Phaneendra Kumar, Nagesh Varadaraju, Aaron P. McKibben
  • ROTATION CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20210332618
    Abstract: An exemplary rotation converter includes an input component, an output component, and an intermediate component engaged between the input component and the output component. The input component is rotatable from an input component home position in each of a first direction and an opposite second direction. The intermediate component is configured to move to an actuated position in response to rotation of the input component in either direction, and to rotate the output component in an actuating direction as the intermediate component moves to the actuated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Phaneendra Kumar, Nagesh Varadaraju, Aaron P. McKibben