Patents
US 8973417 B2: Electronically-controlled removable core lock
- Granted
- 2015-03-10
- Filed
- 2012-07-13 application 13548383
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An electronic small format interchangeable core (“SFIC”) lock is configured so that core locking features are electronically controlled, and keys can be electronically programmed to operate either as a normal user key able to open the lock or as a control key able to open the lock and to remove the SFIC cores. The same key will operate as a normal access key or as a control key, depending on how the key is programmed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150310.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 10 patents | US company or organization | Salem, VA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bench | Roanoke, VA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lance Schoell | Radford, VA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Doug Trent | Roanoke, VA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David E. Smith | Troutville, VA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E05B | Locks; accessories therefor; handcuffs | E05B9/086 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T70/7062 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-09 | Name change Change of name | MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INCORPORATED signed 2015-12-31 | ASSA ABLOY HIGH SECURITY GROUP INC. SALEM, VA | 38934/595 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-07-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BENCH, JAMES signed 2012-07-12 SCHOELL, LANCE signed 2012-07-12 SMITH, DAVID signed 2012-07-12 TRENT, DOUG signed 2012-07-12 | MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC SALEM, VA | 28543/579 | 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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