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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918114 | Electronic lock actuator with helical drive member An actuator assembly is for a lock including a handle, a latch, a retractor for retracting the latch when the handle rotates, and a lock member displaceable between locked and unlocked positions, which either releasably couples the handle with the retractor or relea... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7690231 | Electromechanical cylinder lock An electromechanical cylinder lock includes an outer lock shell and a rotatable lock barrel located therein which is controlled by dual locking features. A side bar or fence selectively blocks and permits rotation of the barrel with respect to the shell in response ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7469564 | Second improved electromagnetic integrative door locking device and method of installation Described herein is a locking device and method which integrates mechanical components in a hollow metal door frame with electronic access components. The electronic components override the original mechanical components of the lock to create a fail-safe situation i... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7424814 | Dead bolt lock system having multiple security features A dead bolt lock system having one or more security locks in conjunction with a dead bolt to provide various levels of security access to a door. An inertia assembly restrains movement of the dead bolt when a shock load is applied to the door, but allows the dead bo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7357429 | Safety lock A safety lock for a closing-off device which can be opened, has an actuating unit with an actuator which is guided in a displaceable manner, and has a locking unit into which the actuator, with the closing-off device closed, can be pushed and can be locked via an el... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353674 | Door lock with controllable handle operation A door lock with controllable handle operation including a bolt (3), a follower (5) for moving the bolt and an operation axis (4), on both ends of which an actuator can be installed for operating the follower (5), whereby force transmissi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350383 | Electronic lock The present invention provides an electronic lock structured to include a first bolt configured with an elastic clasp, an electromagnetic device connected to an input device, a second bolt and a microswitch connected to a security system, all of which are installed ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334442 | Privacy keypad A privacy keypad providing privacy for keypad character entry and concealment of a joint in an escutcheon. A privacy keypad may include a faceplate, a keypad disposed on the faceplate, and at least one protrusion integral with the faceplate. An escutcheon for a door... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7308810 | Engaging mechanism for locks Improvements for an engaging mechanism for locks, wherein a spindle (6b) of the radial actuator (6) has an articulated connection to the tip of a first elastic arm (13), which elastic arm is radially fixed at its other end in an axis (... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296448 | Electromagnetic integrative door locking device Described herein is a locking device which integrates mechanical components in a hollow metal door frame with electronic access components. The preferred embodiment comprises a magnetic field generating device, an appropriately shaped metal solenoid housing and a ca... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296447 | Vending machine lock assembly A wireless lock assembly includes a latch assembly that includes a wireless, electrically operated latching component, and a manually movable latching component. The wireless, electrically operated latching component is movable between activated and inactivated posi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7275402 | Lock A lock, such as a mortise lock, for a door. The lock comprises a locking cylinder that can be inserted into a door leaf and a shaft having two sections, each section of the shaft having a handle at the end, preferably a rotary knob or a standard door handle and bein... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7225651 | Pick-resistant wafer tumbler lock with sidebars The invention provides a pick-resistant locking mechanism with wafer tumblers, sidebars and an interchangeable cylinder that allows re-keying of the lock. The sidebars have projections with beveled sides that engage with cavities in the lock shell when rotational to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221272 | Electronic lock module An electronic lock module consisting of a series of electronic buttons used for entering a lock combination; LEDs for monitoring the status; a piezo-buzzer to provide audio feedback; a microcontroller circuit to process the input; a locking mechanism in the form of ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188495 | Electric lock with magnetic support of the coupling element An electric lock with magnetic support of the coupling element, comprising a locking element engaging a selvage, a decoding assembly for a code bearing component, an actuation element, connected to an internal handle and associated with the locking element, and a se... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168276 | Electric lock with multiple-function spring An electric lock with multiple-function spring, with a locking element, a decoding assembly for a code bearing component, a first actuation element connected to an internal handle, and a second actuation element connected to an external handle both coupled to the lo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155945 | Lock having a lockable handle shaft A lock including a frame, a handle operated latch bolt, a handle shaft, a latch bolt actuating mechanism and a mechanism for locking the handle shaft. The latch bolt locking mechanism includes a locking lever which is fixed with respect to the handle shaft and arran... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140214 | Electro-mechanical cylinder lock-key combination with optical code An electromechanical cylinder lock-key combination includes a cylinder housing and a cylinder core rotatably arranged in the cylinder housing and having a key-way for receiving a key. A plurality of key actuated moveable blocking elements block the rotation of the c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7117701 | Devices, methods, and systems for keying a lock assembly Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a lock keying system comprising: a lock cylinder comprising: a cylinder body; a plug assembly disposed in the cylinder body and comprising a plurality of pins and a one-to-one corresponding plurality of ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096697 | Electronic deadbolt lock arrangement An electronic deadbolt lock arrangement including a lock having a bolt movable between locked and unlocked conditions. The lock includes a manual control and a power drive to operate the lock that are connected by a decouplable transmission enabling the lock to be o... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096698 | Override assembly for door lock systems having a clutch mechanism A lock system for a door. The lock system includes a clutch mechanism and a lockset with a lockable latch and actuator for operating the latch. The clutch mechanism includes an input cam, an output cam, and an engagement pin having an axis and being dimensioned and ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073359 | Rotary locking mechanism, which is preferably intended for lock cylinders The invention relates to a rotary locking mechanism which is preferably intended for lock cylinders. The inventive mechanism includes an electric motor, a locking bolt, an inertial rotating mechanism which converts the rotation of the motor into a rectilinear moveme... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069755 | Deadbolt lock with electronic touch-key A deadbolt lock has a housing and a deadbolt latch mounted to the housing. The deadbolt latch has a bolt that is moveable between an extended, locked position, and a retracted, unlocked position. An outside thumb-turn rotatably mounted to the housing. A motor-driven... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040125 | Electronic locking system An electronic lock system comprises a recessed grip which can be mounted on a door leaf or the like, in which a lockable grip lever is held by one end around an axis parallel to the door leaf by the recessed grip or by a drive shaft for a bar lock, sash lock or the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032863 | Increased security flight deck door strike apparatus and method A door strike apparatus for enabling opening of a door in the event of a decompression condition experienced within a flight deck area includes a housing supported adjacent the door and a strike arm movable between a locked state restricting rotation of the door and... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017379 | Remote-controlled burglary preventing door lock A remote-controlled burglary preventing door lock includes a motor to be started by a remote controller to rotate reversely and drive a cam disk to rotate counterclockwise and actuate the upper end of a blocking pin to move downward and disengage from the stop rod a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010948 | Remote-controlled lock A remote-controlled lock includes a bottom base, a transmission motor, a connecting rod, a slide member, a deadbolt, a coil spring and a casing. By pressing the unlocking press button of a remote controller, the transmission motor is started to rotate clockwise and ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007526 | Electronic clutch assembly for a lock system An electronic clutch assembly is for a lock system having a latch and first and second rotatable spindles, one being connected with the latch. A clutch is coupled with the first spindle, has a connective portion engageable with the second spindle, and is linearly di... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007527 | Electrified cylindrical lock An electrified cylindrical lock having a reversible solenoid that can be easily changed over between active push and active pull. The solenoid includes a coil and an armature that may be assembled for an active push or an active pull of a latch member. The coil has ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007524 | Dead bolt lock system having multiple security features A dead bolt lock system which may use one or more security locks in conjunction with a dead bolt to provide various levels of security access to a door. Generally, the lock system tests the condition of the security lock or locks before allowing retraction of the de... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003991 | Security and locking mechanism for a double door utilized in a security safe, vault or bunker A security and locking mechanism for the double door type security safe, vault or bunker wherein the double door can be manufactured by conventional structure or the through use of a plurality of modular panels, the locking and securing mechanism comprising a pair o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003993 | Electrified cylindrical lock An electrified cylindrical lock having a reversible solenoid that can be easily changed over between fail safe and fail secure. The solenoid includes a coil and an armature that may be assembled for an active push or an active pull of a latch member. The latch membe... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000441 | Lock cylinder assembly The present invention relates to a lock cylinder assembly (10) comprising a cylinder housing (12); a cylinder (14); a first electromagnetic coil (48); a first locking member (52); and a key. The cylinder (14) is rotatable in... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978646 | Installation arrangement for controlling handle operation in a door lock and a door lock provided with an installation arrangement of this kind An installation arrangement for a solenoid controlled handle operation in a door lock in which force transmission from an operation axis for a handle or the like to a follower acting on a bolt of the lock is arranged by means of a movable coupling member, which rece... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973814 | Safety key and locking cylinder, and locking system with such safety keys and locking cylinders The safety key has a shank (6) which is provided with a plurality of control surfaces (7) for properly positioning tumblers and has a front end and a rear end (6a, 6b). At a front end (4a), the rotor (4)... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6967562 | Electronic lock control and sensor module for a wireless system A lock system includes a cylindrical door lock having a latching spindle and an opening spindle which are concentrically oriented, and a wireless communication system to transmit signals indicating the relative positions of the latching spindle and the opening spind... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959569 | Re-keyable lock assembly A re-keyable lock cylinder includes a plug body and a carrier sub-assembly disposed adjacent the plug body. The plug assembly includes a plurality of planar wafers and the carrier sub assembly includes a plurality of racks for engaging the wafers in a face-to-face t... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953210 | Solenoid arrangement for controlling handle operation in a door lock A solenoid arrangement for controlling handle operation in a door lock, in which force transmission from an operation axis of a handle or the like to a follower acting on a bolt of the lock is provided by a movable coupling member which receives its guidance from th... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6918276 | Control device for a lock mechanism The present invention concerns a control device for a lock mechanism, in particular a lock mechanism comprising a housing; a hollow hand knob to be pressed on which is mounted on the housing such that it can rotate and which has a far end with teeth inside this hous... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911897 | Electronic combination lock with high security features A self-powered electronic combination lock including a lock mechanism having locked and unlocked conditions. A rotatable dial is used to input a numerical combination code for changing the lock mechanism from the locked condition to the unlocked condition. An electr... | 06/28/2005 |
