Patents by Inventor Steven A. Kester

Steven A. Kester 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: 5794472
    Abstract: A cylindrical lock is provided for use in a door containing a latch bolt supported for movement between an extended door-latching position and a retracted door-unlatching position. The door further includes a latch bolt retractor assembly connected to the latch bolt and movable relative to the door to move the latch bolt between the extended door-latching position and the retracted door-unlatching position. The cylindrical lock includes a hub, a door handle, a spindle, and a locking lug. The hub is adapted to mount in a fixed position on the door and is formed to include a first hub slot and a second hub slot communicating with the first hub slot. The door handle is mounted for rotation relative the hub. The spindle is coupled to the door handle and is formed to include a spindle slot defined by spaced-apart driving surfaces. The locking lug is movable between a first position fixing the spindle and hub together and a second position uncoupling the spindle and hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Best Lock Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Kester, Scott A. Gilbertson, John W. McIntire, Ralph P. Palmer
  • Patent number: 5590555
    Abstract: A lockset chassis assembly is provided for use with a door latch. The lockset chassis assembly includes a rotatable spindle, a chassis supporting the rotatable spindle, a rose engaging the chassis at a junction therebetween and defining a space between the rose and the chassis at the junction, and a locking pin. The chassis includes an inner hub and an outer hub separated from the inner hub. The outer hub includes a threaded outer surface and an outer hub keyway interrupting the threaded outer surface. The locking pin engages the inner hub, lies in the outer hub keyway, and engages the rose and the chassis in the space at the junction between the rose and the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Best Lock Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Kester, Scott A. Gilbertson, John W. McIntire