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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7797973 | Hierarchical cylinder lock systems A hierarchical lock system includes a first cylinder lock having a cylindrical plug, rotatable, reciprocating tumbler pins, a slider disposed within the plug and a side bar that cooperates with the cylinder plug, the slider, and the tumbler pins to control rotation ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7571629 | Positional multiplex keyway system A method and apparatus for extending an existing simplex or multiplex lock-and-key system that includes a family of first keys each having a first profile and of a corresponding plurality of first locks each operable by a first key and each having a first keyway con... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7377139 | Specification cabinet lock A cabinet lock includes a lock shell, a lock frame and a restricting device. The lock shell defines a card insertion space, the lock frame includes a slide portion, a hasp portion, an initiative portion and a core, the hasp portion defines a slide groove, the initia... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370503 | Safety key and locking cylinder, and locking system with such safety keys and locking cylinders The safety key has a shank which is provided with a plurality of control surfaces for properly positioning tumblers and has a front end and a rear end. At a front end, the rotor of the associated locking cylinder has at least one further control surface, which inter... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363782 | Combination and key operated padlock with indicator A padlock for luggage that can be operated by setting a combination or by inserting and turning a key is provided with an indicator that normally displays a first state when the lock being used in a normal way as a combination operated padlock, but which displays a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347069 | Lock and keeper set A lock that includes a frame which is arranged to be secured on the outside against a first side of a tubular member of a hinged gate and at least one bolt which is arranged to extend through the tubular member, out of a second side thereof, into the keeper device. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340929 | Axially rotative rekeyable lock A lock apparatus able to be installed in a structure comprising an outer sleeve having a plurality of outer rows extending transversely therethrough and radially therearound and a first bore extending though substantially a center thereof. An inner sleeve having a s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325426 | Safe electromagnetic lock A safe electromagnetic lock including a first bolt provided with an elastic fastener, an elastic slide bolt positioned on an end of the first bolt, an electromagnetic device connected to a computer and a second bolt. The computer controls induction of the elastic fa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322218 | Tank cap of fuel tank A tank cap for closing a fuel supply port of a fuel tank is provided on its upper surface with a key hole and a cover for covering the key hole. The cover opens and closes the key hole by making the cover swing via a support shaft. Finger catch concave portions are ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7278663 | Cargo door lock A cargo door lock for securing the rear doors of containers such as the rear doors of a tractor-trailer container, a sea-rail container, or a static container. The cargo door lock attaches to vertical rods to prevent unauthorized opening of the container rear doors.... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7240525 | Master-keyed cylinder comprising tumblers and corresponding master key Master-keyed pin tumbler lock and relative master-key, where each pin has an inner window with an outer protuberance, which a spring acts upon and an inner projection, which the key acts upon, giving rise to the movement of the pin. The inner projections are at diff... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225648 | Padlock with fully integrated dual locking system with indicator/signal assembly By providing two separate and independent locking systems formed in a single padlock, with both locking systems independently enabling the single shackle to be released and/or lockingly engaged, in combination with a signal/indicator system constructed to provide a ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7159422 | Combination and key operated padlock with indicator A padlock for luggage that can be operated by setting a combination or by inserting and turning a key is provided with an indicator that normally displays a first state when the lock being used in a normal way as a combination operated padlock, but which displays a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7080533 | Lock and magnetically coded card A magnetically coded card and a lock include a slot into which the card is inserted to operate the lock. The card has an aperture through which a card-impaling lock-in pin of the lock can pass when the card is fully inserted within the slot, thus retaining the card ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073360 | Lock cylinder A lock cylinder having a master key capability wherein the lock cylinder can be provided with either a master annular ring on the front of the lock plug which can only be opened by a master key or a low level security annular ring which permits the lock cylinder to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7047778 | Vehicular lock apparatus and method In some embodiments, lock assemblies are disclosed which have a housing, a barrel, and at least one tumbler. In some cases, the lock is codeable after the lock assembly has been assembled. Although not required, some embodiments can be re-coded to a new code with an... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028517 | Cylinder lock with programmable keyway A core having a plurality of pin bores penetrating from the core surface to the keyway, and a plurality of activator pins and filler pins, such that the installer can locate one or more activator pins in any of the pin bores, and one or more filler pins in any of th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021095 | Apparatus and method for controlling access to stored keys A system and apparatus for controlling keys or other objects is provided. The key can only be removed when an access control key identifying the individual who is removing the key is inserted. The access control key cannot be removed until the key is returned. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007521 | Combination and key operated padlock with indicator A padlock for luggage that can be operated by setting a combination or by inserting and turning a key is provided with an indicator that normally displays a first state when the lock being used in a normal way as a combination operated padlock, but which displays a ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6968717 | Cylinder lock A cylinder lock utilizing an unlocking code to set at any desired time after the cylinder lock has been assembled and which, before the setting of the unlocking code, allows the rotor to be rotated for the purpose of inproving the efficiency of the automotive assemb... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6889534 | Controlled access lock A locking device for controlled, reversible security using a control key to set the lock's accessibility to multiple individual keys, thus providing complete control of security. The control key has hierarchy over the individual key(s). Rotating the control key from... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6837082 | Door security system A door security system for use in conjunction with a building having an existing doorway, for providing enhanced security to the occupants of the building. The door security system has a steel door hingeably attached to a steel doorframe. The steel door has a plural... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837084 | Interlock mechanisms An interlock unit (10) for use with at least one other like unit (11) to form an interlock mechanism has a top face (13) and opposed pairs of side walls (12) with at least one runner bar (17, 18) mounted in the unit for lateral sli... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6734783 | Gate management system A gate management system for controlling an operation of a gate of a vault including a biometrics information management device having a first memory, storing biometrics information of at least a first and second persons, the first person being required to be accomp... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6701761 | Lock system for vehicles and the like A lock system is provided for vehicles and the like of the type having at least one closure. A lock housing is mounted adjacent the closure, and includes a lock barrel with an axial tumbler groove, a positioner shoulder adjacent an outer portion of the ba... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6675616 | Internal locking device for use on magazine doors An internal locking device adapted for use with the magazine doors of a weapons storage facility to lock the magazine doors and secure the facility. The internal locking device use a dual key and key guides for key insertion and for reduction of key break... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6666056 | Internal locking device for use on magazine doors An internal locking device adapted for use with the magazine doors of a weapons storage facility to lock the magazine doors and secure the facility. The internal locking device use a single key and key guide for key insertion and for reduction of key brea... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6634197 | Lock device with removable core A removable core lock and key device comprises a cylinder housing (10) and a core (20), which is accommodated in the cylinder housing. An adapter (30) is operatively connected to a bolt (32). The core and the adapter are provided with a connection (20d, 3... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6612142 | Guard side passive two key lock A safety deposit box lock assembly has a housing and latch bolt carried by the housing. The latch bolt is movable between a locked and an unlocked position relative to the housing. A guard lock is provided as part of the lock assembly and is movable by a ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604393 | Lock system operable with multiple keys A key operated, lock actuating system having a housing and a lock cylinder that is pivotable relative to the housing around a first axis. An actuator assembly is pivotable around the first axis between a fully locked position and an unlocked position. The... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6557384 | Multifunction padlock A multifunction padlock for providing a single unit lock that has the functions of an ordinary lock in conjunction with a lockout system with multiple staples that can be used as a group or individual access lock. To attain this, the multifunction padlock... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6516643 | Pop-up, precision lock-cylinder that reveals at once, with visual and tactile cues, who else with a key has sought or gained entry Pop-Up Indicator, Replacement Lock-Cylinder with distinctive keys for owner, employee (or acquaintance), and some third party whose right to enter is legitimate only upon notice or in an emergency. The pop-up indicators are brightly and differently colore... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6386121 | Safety deposit box locking system An attachment for a door of a safety deposit box cubical for modifying its locking system wherein the locking system comprises a flange forming a part of one of the bank keys extending laterally of the key and anchored to the door for providing access to ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6295850 | Key-operated cylinder lock with removable plate tumbler container By operationally mounting a plurality of wafers or plates forming tumblers in an independent, separate, substantially closed container, and cooperatively mounting the plate tumbler container with a cylinder forming member, a unique cylinder lock system is... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6129029 | Method and apparatus for accessing safe deposit box A method and apparatus for accessing a safe deposit box stored in a vault. The safe deposit box includes a customer lock and a bank lock, each of which must be opened to access the box. Apparatus is provided to permanently maintain the bank lock in an ope... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6035678 | Door-lock assembly A security device for obscuring an opening defined by a frame (100) is provided comprising a door panel portion (1) forming at least a part of a door which, in use, is supported relative to the frame. The door panel portion has a front face and a rear fac... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5964110 | Key lock with removable plug A lock with a keyed removable plug having a substantially cylindrical body, and a plurality of tumblers disposed within the body and movable between a first position retracted within the cylindrical body of the plug and a second position with one end exte... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5943890 | Cylinder lock and key assembly and hierarchical system therefor A lock mechanism has at least one tumbler pin having one or more slots in the tip surface of the pin and a key blade which is formed with a projection extending from the surface of the bitting area. The tumbler pin can be rotatable in such a manner that i... | 08/31/1999 |
