Patents by Inventor Raymond H. Lammers

Raymond H. Lammers 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: 9683388
    Abstract: An exemplary lock re-pinning fixture includes a first housing releasably joined with a second housing, and a follower bar positioned at least partially in the second housing. The follower bar may be structured for a plurality of orientations within the housings, and may be biased toward the first housing. The first housing may be configured to receive a lock cylinder such that the plug of the cylinder is aligned with the follower bar. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: James D. Ohl, Peter Malenkovic, Raymond H. Lammers
  • Patent number: 9540844
    Abstract: A lock re-pinning assembly including two or more housings and a mounting block. Each housing is configured for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of lock cylinder shells. Each of the housings includes a cylindrical chamber and a channel. The chamber is configured to receive the body of the corresponding shell, and the channel is configured to receive the tower of the corresponding shell. The mounting block includes a mounting block having two or more sections. Each section is configured for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of lock cylinder plugs. Each section includes a cavity configured to receive an end of at least one of the housings, and a cylindrical follower bar having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the corresponding plug. Each of the housings is releasably engageable with the mounting block at each of the plurality of sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Malenkovic, James D. Ohl, Raymond H. Lammers, Kevin Earl David
  • Publication number: 20150259948
    Abstract: A lock re-pinning assembly including two or more housings and a mounting block. Each housing is configured for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of lock cylinder shells. Each of the housings includes a cylindrical chamber and a channel. The chamber is configured to receive the body of the corresponding shell, and the channel is configured to receive the tower of the corresponding shell. The mounting block includes a mounting block having two or more sections. Each section is configured for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of lock cylinder plugs. Each section includes a cavity configured to receive an end of at least one of the housings, and a cylindrical follower bar having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the corresponding plug. Each of the housings is releasably engageable with the mounting block at each of the plurality of sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Malenkovic, James D. Ohl, Raymond H. Lammers, Kevin Earl David
  • Publication number: 20140260460
    Abstract: An exemplary lock re-pinning fixture includes a first housing releasably joined with a second housing, and a follower bar positioned at least partially in the second housing. The follower bar may be structured for a plurality of orientations within the housings, and may be biased toward the first housing. The first housing may be configured to receive a lock cylinder such that the plug of the cylinder is aligned with the follower bar. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: James D. Ohl, Peter Malenkovic, Raymond H. Lammers
  • Patent number: 7900489
    Abstract: A lock cylinder for a door including an opening, and operable to interact with a latch bolt assembly. The lock cylinder includes a housing that has a cavity, and a plug assembly that has a casing and a plug housed in the casing and rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The plug is operable to interact with the latch bolt assembly, and the casing is disposed within the cavity. The lock cylinder also includes a spin ring member that at least partially encloses the housing, and an adapter that is configured to be installed in the opening of the door and that includes a spin ring interface engaged with the spin ring member. The adapter further includes a shield portion extendable into the opening of the door, and the spin ring interface and the shield portion are formed as a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Brian K. Roth, John B. Harris, James D. Ohl, Raymond H. Lammers, William J. Dickhans, Shivanand Shivalli
  • Publication number: 20090025436
    Abstract: A lock cylinder for a door including an opening, and operable to interact with a latch bolt assembly. The lock cylinder includes a housing that has a cavity, and a plug assembly that has a casing and a plug housed in the casing and rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The plug is operable to interact with the latch bolt assembly, and the casing is disposed within the cavity. The lock cylinder also includes a spin ring member that at least partially encloses the housing, and an adapter that is configured to be installed in the opening of the door and that includes a spin ring interface engaged with the spin ring member. The adapter further includes a shield portion extendable into the opening of the door, and the spin ring interface and the shield portion are formed as a single piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian K. Roth, John B. Harris, James D. Ohl, Raymond H. Lammers, William J. Dickhans, Shivanand Shivalli