Patents by Inventor Sarah Liddell

Sarah Liddell 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: 20220403679
    Abstract: A smart lock for securing a door is provided comprising: an actuator configured to actuate a lock mechanism between a locked and an unlocked position; a housing attachable to a first side of the door, retaining the lock mechanism and the actuator; a receiver configured to wirelessly receive a signal to control operation of the actuator; a key mechanism engageable with the lock mechanism so as to actuate the lock mechanism, the key mechanism for receiving a tail piece of a key cylinder; a handle mechanism engageable with the lock mechanism so as to actuate the lock mechanism; and a handle arranged to control operation of the handle mechanism extending from the housing on the first side of the door. The key mechanism and the handle mechanism are disengageable from the lock mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Carson, Sarah Liddell, Edward King, Andoni Villarreal
  • Publication number: 20220403680
    Abstract: A smart lock for securing a door comprising: a housing mountable to the door; an actuator within the housing configured to actuate a lock mechanism between a locked position and an unlocked position, the lock mechanism including a latch bolt with an angled front face, the latch bolt configured to be retractable against a biasing force provided by a biasing means such that the door is closeable when the lock mechanism is in the locked position; and a receiver within the housing configured to wirelessly receive a signal to control operation of the actuator; a sensor mountable exclusively to the door so as to generate a signal indicative of the door beginning to move; a controller arranged to receive the signal indicative of the door beginning to move, the controller configured to control the actuator to actuate the lock mechanism in response to the signal indicative of the door beginning to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Edward King, Andoni Villarreal, Andrew Carson, Sarah Liddell
  • Patent number: 10669745
    Abstract: A smart lock (1) for securing a closure (5), for example a swing door, comprising: an actuator configured to actuate a lock mechanism contained within the closure to secure and/or to release the lock mechanism; and a receiver configured to wirelessly receive a signal to control operation of the actuator. An associated system and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Glue AB
    Inventors: Sarah Liddell, Tai Jung Lee, Andrew Guscott, Nicolas Thiers, Dany Lebrun
  • Publication number: 20180179785
    Abstract: A smart lock (1) for securing a closure (5), for example a swing door, comprising: an actuator configured to actuate a lock mechanism contained within the closure to secure and/or to release the lock mechanism; and a receiver configured to wirelessly receive a signal to control operation of the actuator. An associated system and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Sarah LIDDELL, Tai Jung LEE, Andrew GUSCOTT, Nicolas THIERS, Dany LEBRUN
  • Patent number: D786653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Glue Together AB
    Inventors: Juan Diego Oliva Camacho, Carl Johan Grandinson, Tai Jung Lee, Sarah Liddell
  • Patent number: D786654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Glue Together AB
    Inventors: Juan Diego Oliva Camacho, Carl Johan Grandinson, Tai Jung Lee, Sarah Liddell
  • Patent number: D795041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Glue Together AB
    Inventors: Juan Diego Oliva Camacho, Carl Johan Grandinson, Tai Jung Lee, Sarah Liddell