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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110163556 | Electromechanical Locking Device Intended for Remote Access Control An electric lock for remote access control to a container wherein a U-shaped latch is mounted on a door in alignment with a slot in a housing mounted in the container. Upon closure, the latch enters the housing to engage a slotted keeper therein and causes rotation of t... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163555 | Sliding Door and Window Locks A lock mountable relative to a moveable wing and including an engaging member supported relative to a casing and displaceable to an operative configuration to be cooperable in engagement to restrain the wing in a closed configuration and in which said cooperating config... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20090121498 | Door Lock with Adjustable Mounting Posts A door lock includes a casing mounted in a bare of a door. The casing includes inner and outer coupling seats to which inner and outer mounting plates are mounted respectively. The outer coupling plate includes two diametrically opposed slots located outside the bore of... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090096220 | UNIVERSAL STOP FOR A SLIDABLE WINDOW A window stop is provided. The window stop includes a housing defining a cavity and having mount structure. The mount structure is adapted to be mounted to a wall having a thickness between a range of thicknesses from a minimum to a maximum thickness. A bolt is mounted ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080307837 | Convertible motorized latch Disclosed is a convertible motorized latch that may be configured in either of a slam latch or a dead bolt latch configuration, just by desired selection and replacement of a minimal number of components, and which may be used on new (oem) equipment or in retrofit appli... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080174123 | BACKSET ADJUSTABLE DEADBOLT A backset adjustable deadbolt for mounting in a lock cylinder is provided. A deadbolt assembly includes an actuator connected to and movable by the movement of the lock cylinder through the lock cylinder connector. A link bar connects the actuator to the deadbolt at a p... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080079267 | Tubular lock latch assembly A tubular latch assembly for a door and adapted for operation by either an “opener” such as a thumbpiece on one side and/or a knob on the other. The tubular latch comprises a central latch subassembly mounted inside the door and including a latch casing seated in th... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080042452 | Reversible handing latch bolt for mortise locks A reversible latch bolt assembly for a mortise lock. The latch bolt assembly generally comprises a bolt head subassembly having a stem threaded into the rear. The bolt head subassembly engages body designed for anchoring the reversible latch bolt assembly inside a door.... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080007071 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES Method for mounting a drive assembly on a door or window frame, comprising the steps of: mounting at least one actuating member and at least one transmission rod in at least one slot of the frame and mutually fastening said actuating member and said transmission rod by ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070290514 | Adjustable deadbolt backset latch An adjustable-backset deadbolt lock with a dual-adjustment capability including a simple push-and-twist operation to adjust the relief of the outer casing, as well as a second adjustment capability for adjusting the deadbolt travel. The deadbolt lock generally comprises... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070138814 | ADJUSTING DEVICE An adjusting device (1) may include a base (2), a rotary pin (6) rotatably positioned within the base (2), a latch recess (13) formed in the rotary pin (7), a latch body (12), a spring (10); and, a mounting bracket... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070052245 | Depressible snap finger for a deadbolt assembly An adjustable backset deadbolt assembly providing operational and structural improvements. The deadbolt assembly can provide adjustability between a first backset dimension and a second backset dimension for allowing installation in doors conforming to various industry ... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070052250 | One-piece cam and bolt housing for a deadbolt assembly An adjustable backset deadbolt assembly providing operational and structural improvements. The deadbolt assembly can provide adjustability between a first backset dimension and a second backset dimension for allowing installation in doors conforming to various industry ... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20060232080 | Handle housing An embodiment of the present invention relates to handle housing for a door including a door opening and a slot adjacent thereto comprising a peripheral side wall extending from a bottom wall including an outer end defining an opening and an inner end extending through ... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060208509 | 360 Degree adjustable deadbolt assembly An adjustable backset deadbolt assembly providing operational and structural improvements. The deadbolt assembly can provide adjustability between a first backset dimension and a second backset dimension for allowing installation in doors conforming to various industry ... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060131897 | Door latch mounting bracket A mounting plate used to attach a latch set to a door. The mounting plate includes two sets of attachment apertures (one set is used with a long plate and the other set is used with a rose) and a pair of retention apertures. The retention apertures have a keyhole or tea... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060082165 | Vehicle hood latch protector A protector to shield a hood latch and hood latch cable from disablement by a tool thrust through the vehicle's grille. ... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060082166 | Patio door lock mechanism The present invention relates to a locking mechanism, especially for sliding glass patio doors. The invention provides a locking device with improved strength and increased resistance to forced entry for new and existing sliding glass patio doors. The invention further ... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20050082848 | LOCKSET DRILLING GUIDE A lockset drilling guide and a method of forming holes in a door are provided. The drilling guide includes a frame and at least a first opening and a second opening defined in the frame. The first opening is positioned at approximately 90 degrees to the second opening. ... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050057051 | Latch A latch (10) including a casing (12) adapted to be fixedly mounted in a door, a carriage (20) mounted in the casing (12) and adapted for slidable movement relative to the casing (12) between an actuated position and a return position, ... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050006912 | Latch assembly accommodating different door panel structures A latch assembly includes a latch unit which can be used with a circular or rectangular faceplate unit. The circular faceplate unit includes a faceplate, a first casing half integral with the faceplate, a second casing half releaseably attached to the faceplate, and a r... | 01/13/2005 |
| 20050006911 | Adjustable latch assembly An adjustable latch assembly includes a cylindrical housing to accommodate a deadbolt which has a first notch and a second notch. Correspondingly, each of the assembling plates has an assembling hole and an adjusting groove. Two assembling plates are inserted into an ad... | 01/13/2005 |