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Status-indicating cylindrical lock assembly

US11965361B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Schlage Lock Company LLC · US

Inventors

Subbiah Gopalakrishnan · Thiruvananthapuram, IN
Kevin Earl David · Monument, US
Kenton H. Barker · Colorado Springs, US
Shell Bieker · Colorado Springs, US
Daniel J. Compton · Princeton, US
Brandon Robinson · Colorado Springs, US
Snehill Solanki · Colorado Springs, US
Greg Hebner · Colorado Springs, US
Bill Massey · Yoder, US
Samir M. Tamer · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 11, 2020
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T70/7486
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.

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