Patents by Inventor Sam Wiedner

Sam Wiedner 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).

  • Publication number: 20250382829
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a latch mechanism configured to be secured to a door is provided. The latch mechanism may include a latch bolt that is movable between a latched position and a retracted position, and the latch bolt may be configured to engage a corresponding door strike when in the latched position. The latch mechanism may also include one or more deployable pins configured to move to a deployed position in response to being exposed to a threshold temperature such that the deployable pins may retain the latch bolt in the latched position when the deployable pins are in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Donaldson, Kyle R. Murray, Sam Wiedner, Heather Faircloth
  • Publication number: 20250163729
    Abstract: A dogging mechanism for an exit device may include a camming element that is configured to rotate between an undogged position and a dogged position. The dogging mechanism may include a first linkage operatively coupled to a latch of the exit device and a second linkage operatively coupled to the camming element. The first linkage may be fixed to the camming element such that movement of the camming element between the undogged position and the dogged position moves the latch between a latched position and an unlatched position, respectively. The camming element may include at least one slot that is at least partially curved, and the slot may receive a pin of the second linkage such that the slot is movable relative to the second linkage to move the camming element between the undogged and dogged positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Connell, Matthew Donaldson, Kyle R. Murray, Sam Wiedner
  • Publication number: 20230332437
    Abstract: A pull handle may include a chassis, a latch disposed at least partially in the chassis, a thumb turn, and a dogging fastener movably disposed on the thumb turn. The thumb turn may be rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position, where the thumb turn is coupled to the latch such that when the thumb turn is in the locking position the latch is in an extended position and when the thumb turn is in the unlocking position the latch is in a retracted position. The dogging fastener may be configured to move between a dogging position and an undogging position, where in the dogging position the dogging fastener engages the chassis to inhibit rotation of the thumb turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke E. Clay, Michael Connell, Sam Wiedner