Patents by Inventor William F. Hosmer

William F. Hosmer 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: 5686899
    Abstract: A truck van door lock wherein a lock assembly includes a lock housing having a solenoid to selectively project a locking bolt from the lock housing, with the locking bolt arranged for reception within a bolt receiving cavity of an adjacent latch housing, and the lock housing and the latch housing positioned to interior surfaces of truck van doors, and a switch member remotely oriented in electrical communication relative to the lock housing, and the switch housing having a switch member therewithin arranged for selective closure upon magnetically directing a permanent magnet in adjacency to the switch housing to effect engagement of a first filament and a second filament within the switch housing, such that a receiver signal will be received by the lock housing to effect selective projection or retraction of the solenoid locking bolt relative to the lock housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Inventor: William F. Hosmer