Patents
US 12656922 B2: Capacitive touch keypad with antenna surrounding keypad
- Granted
- 2026-06-16
- Filed
- 2025-02-04 application 19045196
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An exemplary an access control device generally includes a keypad assembly, an antenna, and a controller. The keypad assembly includes a capacitive touch keypad matrix, and the antenna is substantially coplanar with the capacitive touch keypad matrix. The controller is connected with each of the keypad assembly and the antenna such that the controller is operable to receive access codes via each of the keypad assembly and the antenna.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 (ipgb20260616.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlage Lock Company LLC 764 patents | US company or organization | Carmel, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenna Lopez | Indianapolis, IN | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| Maxwell Watson | Lakewood, CO | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| Sukanya Ranganathan | Breslau, CA | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| Frank A. Nardelli | Indianapolis, IN | 13 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/0446 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
| H03K | Pulse technique | H03K17/962 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LOPEZ, JENNA signed 2022-01-10 WATSON, MAXWELL signed 2023-03-13 RANGANATHAM, SUKANYA signed 2023-09-22 NARDELLI, FRANK A. signed 2023-09-26 | SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC CARMEL, IN | 71475/784 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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