Patents by Inventor Shell Bieker

Shell Bieker 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).

  • Status-indicating cylindrical lock assembly
    Patent number: 11965361
    Abstract: An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, Kevin E. David, Kenton H. Barker, Shell Bieker, Daniel J. Compton, Brandon Robinson, Snehill Solanki, Greg Hebner, Bill Massey, Samir Tamer
  • STATUS-INDICATING CYLINDRICAL LOCK ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200392760
    Abstract: An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, Kevin E. David, Kenton H. Barker, Shell Bieker, Daniel J. Compton, Brandon Robinson, Snehill Solanki, Greg Hebner, Bill Massey, Samir Tamer
  • Status-indicating cylindrical lock assembly
    Patent number: 10738507
    Abstract: An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, Kevin Earl David, Kenton Hayes Barker, Shell Bieker, Daniel J. Compton, Brandon Robinson, Snehill Solanki, Greg Hebner, Bill Massey, Samir M. Tamer
  • STATUS-INDICATING CYLINDRICAL LOCK ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180230711
    Abstract: An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, Kevin Earl David, Kenton Hayes Barker, Shell Bieker, Daniel J. Compton, Brandon Robinson, Snehill Solanki, Greg Hebner, Bill Massey, Samir M. Tamer
  • Status-indicating cylindrical lock assembly
    Patent number: 9879445
    Abstract: An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, Kevin Earl David, Kenton Hayes Barker, Shell Bieker, Daniel J. Compton, Brandon Robinson, Snehil Solanki, Greg Hebner, Bill Massey, Samir M. Tamer
  • STATUS-INDICATING CYLINDRICAL LOCK ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150315816
    Abstract: An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, Kevin Earl David, Kenton Hayes Barker, Shell Bieker, Daniel J. Compton, Brandon Robinson, Snehil Solanki, Greg Hebner, Bill Massey, Samir M. Tamer
  • Interactive product packaging
    Patent number: 8087213
    Abstract: A package and lock combination includes a package having an unopened state and including an aperture, and a lock contained within the package. The lock includes a first portion and a second portion moveable relative to the first portion for operating the lock. The first portion is substantially fixed within the package, and the second portion extends through the aperture so that the lock is operable while the lock is contained within the package and the package is in the unopened state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Yashodhan Dhuru, Scott Niedzwecki, Scott Liu, Michael Holman, Bruce Schaffer, Shell Bieker, Robert Jordan Hickman
  • INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20090114565
    Abstract: A package and lock combination includes a package having an unopened state and including an aperture, and a lock contained within the package. The lock includes a first portion and a second portion moveable relative to the first portion for operating the lock. The first portion is substantially fixed within the package, and the second portion extends through the aperture so that the lock is operable while the lock is contained within the package and the package is in the unopened state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Yashodhan Dhuru, Scott Niedzwecki, Scott Liu, Michael Holman, Bruce Schaffer, Shell Bieker, Robert Jordan Hickman