Patents
US 10145148 B2: Direct action window lock
- Granted
- 2018-12-04
- Filed
- 2014-11-05 application 14533527
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A window latch for a sliding window having a sliding sash including a latch plate and a housing. The housing includes an engagement element movable relative to the housing from a locked position operatively engaged with the latch plate to an unlocked position disengaged from the latch plate. A handle is operatively coupled to the engagement element and movable from a first position to a second position in a first direction corresponding to the direction the sliding sash to which the handle is attached moves to an open position. The handle operatively moves the engagement element from the locked position to the unlocked position as the handle is moved in the first direction toward the second position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181204.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC 59 patents | US company or organization | Tacoma, WA | MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tremble | Redmond, WA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gordon H. Liebel | Buckley, WA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin D. Vilhauer | Puyallup, WA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dan Blase | Everett, WA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| R. Lee Rawls | Woodinville, WA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James A. Duncan | Renton, WA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E05B | Locks; accessories therefor; handcuffs | E05B65/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05C | Bolts or fastening devices for wings, specially for doors or windows | E05C1/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E06B | Fixed or movable closures for openings in buildings, vehicles, fences or like enclosures in general, e.g. doors, windows, blinds, gates | E06B3/42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T292/0834 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement (notes) | MI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC signed 2024-03-28 MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC signed 2024-03-28 SUNRISE WINDOWS, LLC signed 2024-03-28 | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT ST. PAUL, MN | 66944/935 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-21 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents and trademarks (revolver) | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY signed 2020-12-18 | MI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC GRATZ, PA MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC GRATZ, PA | 54816/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-21 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents and trademarks (term loan) | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY signed 2020-12-18 | MI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC GRATZ, PA MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC GRATZ, PA | 54815/958 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-21 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement (abl) | MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC signed 2020-12-18 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT TORONTO | 54815/708 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-21 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement (term loan) | MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC signed 2020-12-18 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT TORONTO | 54815/679 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-01-06 | Correction Entity conversion - corporation to llc | MILGARD MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED signed 2019-12-23 | MILGARD MANUFACTURING LLC WILMINGTON, DE | 51485/206 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-11-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC signed 2019-11-06 MILGARD MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED signed 2019-11-06 | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY BALTIMORE, MD | 50945/297 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-11-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC signed 2019-11-06 MILGARD MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED signed 2019-11-06 | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY BALTIMORE, MD | 50944/761 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-12-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VILHAUER, KEVIN D. signed 2014-11-11 LIEBEL, GORDON H. signed 2014-11-12 TREMBLE, JOHN signed 2014-11-19 RAWLS, R. LEE signed 2014-11-20 BLASE, DAN signed 2014-11-24 DUNCAN, JAMES A. signed 2014-12-03 | MILGARD MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED TACOMA, WA | 34375/691 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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