Patents by Inventor Woodrow W. Lane

Woodrow W. Lane 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: 7500572
    Abstract: An apparatus for securely storing a plurality of firearms has multiple options for locking arms while displaying the firearms. A gang locking system includes first lock members associated with each firearm. The first lock members shift between a locked position and an unlocked position to control access to all firearms in a cabinet. A common actuator shifts each of the first lock members upon actuation by an operator. An individual locking system includes a plurality of second lock members. The second lock members control individual ones of the firearm locks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Inventors: Woodrow W. Lane, Kenneth M. Lane
  • Patent number: 7461748
    Abstract: An apparatus for securely storing at least one firearm includes a firearm shackle having a mounting bracket for secure attachment to a fixed structure. A secure extension has a secured portion secured to the mounting bracket and a distant portion movable relative to said mounting bracket. A clasp has a closed state and an open state with the clasp sized to securely engage a grip end of a firearm when in the closed state and to release the grip end when in the open state. The clasp is connected to the distant portion of the extension for movement therewith. A releasable lock permits selective shifting of the clasp from the closed state to the open state. As an additional component, the apparatus may include a barrel retainer for releasably engaging a barrel end of said firearm. The secured portion and the distant portion of the extension may be separated by either a rigid or a flexible separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventors: Woodrow W. Lane, Kenneth M. Lane
  • Patent number: 6796071
    Abstract: A safety lock for a firearm. The safety lock has an engagement member moveable between a locked and an unlocked position. The lock is secured within a gun by inserting the lock in the barrel of the gun, and then moving the engagement member from the unlocked position to the locked position. In the locked position, the engagement member engages structure in the firing chamber of the gun, thereby securing the safety device within the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Lane, Woodrow W. Lane
  • Publication number: 20020152662
    Abstract: A safety lock for a firearm. The safety lock has an engagement member moveable between a locked and an unlocked position. The lock is secured within a gun by inserting the lock in the barrel of the gun, and then moving the engagement member from the unlocked position to the locked position. In the locked position, the engagement member engages structure in the firing chamber of the gun, thereby securing the safety device within the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Lane, Woodrow W. Lane