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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109542 | Door latch device for a vehicle A base plate is provided in one of a door and a vehicle body of a vehicle. A latch is pivotally secured to the base plate and engages with a striker of the other of the door and the vehicle body. A ratchet engages with the latch to allow the door to be held in a clo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109544 | Unlocking device An unlocking device for actuating a control device in the locked condition to release it. The unlocking device has an actuating magnet guided in a coil base and/or in housing elements (28) of the actuating magnet and has an actuating element that can be displ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109543 | Blocking device for the door of an electric household appliance A door blocking device including a retaining member movable, along a given path, between a work position and a rest position, in which it respectively cooperates with and does not cooperate with a coupling member of the door when the door is in a closed position; an... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104803 | Rotary pawl latch and rocker switch A latching system for securing two members together includes a housing, a pawl that is pivotally attached to the housing, a locking member, an actuating mechanism, and a rocker switch. The pawl is movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096592 | Locking pivot actuator An actuator is provided that uses two lengths of shape memory alloy (SMA) wire to kinematically couple a first and second lever together. The two SMA wires are routed in generally V-shaped paths around a link pin that is coaxial with the first and second levers. By ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083273 | Lock with a swing bolt and an actuator assembly thereof A lock with a swing bolt, comprises: a housing having an opening for a bolt; a cover which is complementary to the housing; a bolt movable between a locked position and an un-locked position through the opening; a controllable locking means to prevent the movement o... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8061742 | Door locking system for vehicle A door locking system for a vehicle includes a striker, a latch, a pawl allowing and regulating the latch to rotate, a lock release operating portion moving the pawl to release the regulation on the latch rotation, a latch driving motor driven in one direction to sh... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047582 | Electro-mechanical lock An electro-mechanical lock for gates and similar applications having a latch assembly and a strike assembly. The strike assembly has a strike which is self-adjusting to accommodate misalignment to guide the strike roller into proper engagement in the latch assembly.... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029028 | Door lock device A door lock device includes an electrical drive source, which pivots a drive member from a predetermined neutral position, and a return urging member, which returns the drive member to the predetermined neutral position. The drive member pushes a locking lever with ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7967347 | Delivery vehicle with automatic door unlocking system A vacuum actuated door latching assembly for use in combination with a door of a delivery vehicle. The latch assembly moves between locked and unlocked positions and includes a pneumatic actuator that drives the latch assembly between the locked and unlocked positio... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963576 | Automotive door lock An automotive door lock having a lock mechanism (3) for releasably engaging a striker (4), and a release mechanism (5) interacting with the lock mechanism (3) to release the lock (1). The release mechanism (5) has a control ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959195 | Lock arrangement A lock arrangement comprises a first jaw component (28) pivotally moveable about a pivot axis (12), a second jaw component (30) releasably securable to the first jaw component (28) to form a pivotable jaw assembly (10), and an actu... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7946634 | Vehicle door latch The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch, whose basic version contains a locking mechanism (1, 2) with at least one operating lever (3) for the locking mechanism (1, 2) and a motor drive (4, 5, 6, 7) for opening the loc... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926857 | Door lock device for vehicle A vehicle door lock device is provided. The vehicle door lock device includes a latch mechanism, an inside lever, an inside open lever, a bushing, a child protector lever, and an intermediate lever. The inside lever is operable from a passenger compartment side of a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905523 | Motor vehicle lock A motor vehicle lock with a latch and an associated ratchet and a motor for opening the ratchet. The motor vehicle lock has a flexible traction device which directly or indirectly connects the motor to the ratchet and which is wound up by the motor for opening the r... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7869198 | Multiple seal electronic display module having displacement springs The present invention provides a multiple seal electronic display module having displacement springs for distributed use as major components of an electronic sign. Displacement springs are provided to displace the electronic display module from the front of an elect... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7823936 | Vending machine lock A vending machine (10) is provided for storing items. The vending machine (10) includes a lock (18) to control access to the interior of the vending machine (10). ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819440 | Power locking handle for a movable closure element A system for releasably maintaining a movable closure element in a predetermined position relative to a support therefor. The latch assembly is changed from a latched state into an unlatched state as an incident of the first actuator assembly being changed from a no... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815230 | Actuator unit When an output shaft is positioned in a first angular position or a second angular position, the output shaft is allowed to rotate from one angular position to the other angular position without rotating a worm wheel. When the worm wheel is rotated to rotate the out... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810852 | Manual actuating system assisted by a shape-memory actuator An assisted manual actuating device includes a controlled member, which can be displaced from a first position into a second position, a control member, which is designed to actuate the controlled member, and a mechanical transmission, which connects the control mem... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7770945 | Door lock system An input shaft of a key lever that transmits a rotating drive force from a key cylinder in response to a key operation is arranged in a lower side of a door housing so that the rain water and the like does not easily reach the input shaft. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770946 | Door lock device for vehicle A door lock device for a vehicle includes a latch mechanism having a latch rotatable to pass a half-latch state to a full-latch state, a closer mechanism capable of forcedly turning the latch from the half-latch state to the full-latch state, and an actuator for dri... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766397 | Electromechanical rotary pawl latch The present invention is directed to improvements in latch design. The illustrated embodiment of the present invention is a rotary pawl latch with the capability to provide a compressive force between the first member and the second member. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762594 | Uni-directional cinching latch assembly and method of operating a cinching latch assembly A cinching latch assembly is disclosed herein. The cinching latch assembly having: a housing; a unidirectional motor mounted to the housing; at least one gear operatively connected to the unidirectional motor; at least one cam member operatively connected to the at ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758088 | Vending machine lock system A motorized lock for a vending machine provides a simple lever mechanism that provides two separate points of engagement between the door and the machine to resist tampering and provide for more even pull in of a gasketed door. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7581767 | Door closing device A latch engages with a striker fixed to a vehicle when a door of the vehicle is closed. A latch lever that turns together with the latch has an engagement portion. A closing lever forced by a spring has a pressing portion and has the same axis as a sector gear drive... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7559585 | Support frame for header latch assembly A latch assembly is provides selective locking of a front portion of a convertible top to a windshield header. The latch assembly includes a latch mechanism, an actuator and a frame. The latch mechanism has a hook movable between locked and unlocked states with a st... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7552952 | System for detection of the locking states of a motor vehicle A system for the detection of at least an open state of an opening of a motor vehicle and two other states of a lock of said opening, called a first state and a second state, includes two switching devices associated with the opening and the lock. One of the two swi... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7500700 | Motor vehicle door latch A motor vehicle door latch having a locking mechanism (1, 2) and a base housing (6). The locking mechanism (1, 2) is optionally lodged in connection with other lock components (3, 4, 5) in the base housing (6) and forms a base modu... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7481469 | Door lock for an oven A door lock for an oven includes a lock housing, a geared motor, an actuating shaft to be driven by the geared motor, a retaining plate and a locking element formed as a lever to be operated by the actuating shaft. The lever is mounted on the retaining plate and has... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478845 | Active materials based approaches to latch snug down and articles containing the same Disclosed herein is a locking device comprising a striker; and a latch in operative communication with an actuator that comprises an active material; wherein the latch is adapted to engage the striker in direct proportion to an applied activation signal. Disclosed h... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7475920 | Automotive door lock An automotive door lock having a lock mechanism (3) for releasably engaging a striker (4), and a release mechanism (5) interacting with the lock mechanism (3) to release the lock (1). The release mechanism (5) has a control ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7469943 | Operating device of a door latch in a vehicle A door operating device is provided in a door of a vehicle and connected to a door latch allowing a striker of the vehicle to engage with or disengage from the door latch. The door operating device comprises an outside lever, a release lever under the outside lever ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7467815 | Snow load lever with two part pawl lever construction A latch (1) for a deck lid includes a load lever (41) that operates after the latch (1) is released to prevent the pawl (22) from immediately returning to a latched position. The load lever (41) acts on a pawl lever (21) whi... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7441815 | Door lock device When an inside lock button is operated for locking, an inner wire of a wire cable is drawn into an outer tube of the wire cable so that a lock lever shifts from an unlock state to a lock state, whereas when the inside lock button is operated for unlocking, the inner... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441814 | Vehicle lock device The present invention discloses a vehicle lock device that can be shifted between a locked position and an unlocked position. The vehicle lock includes a lock casing and a cable sheath fixed in relation to the lock casing and in which a cable is displaceably arrange... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438330 | Vehicle door lock actuator An actuator for a vehicle, in particular for an automobile door lock includes a rotatable rotor; a lever that is disposed so as to be swingable between a first position and a second position; and an engagement mechanism through which the lever is engaged with the ro... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439453 | Hinge system for low-profile cabinet assemblies Hinge mechanisms that facilitates access to internal components associated with a cabinet, e.g., a fiber optic cabinet, are provided. The hinge mechanisms are adapted for use with a telecommunication cabinet that is of low profile design, e.g., 1U or 2U height. The ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438331 | Apparatus for opening and closing door An apparatus for opening and closing a door of a vehicle, which allows a door of a vehicle to be slidably moved, includes a door operation lever that is rotated when an inside knob is operated; a door holding unit that is released by rotation of the door operation l... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434854 | Vehicle door lock control In a vehicle door lock control, an operating handle is provided at a door inside or outside a vehicle to enable a door to open and close. The handle is connected to an operating lever. In a locked position, the door cannot be opened by the operating handle, while it... | 10/14/2008 |
