Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lock device having position sensor
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Application No.: US16351068Application Date: 2019-03-12
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Publication No.: US10760332B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Ryan C. Kincaid , Gabriel D. Focke , Brian A. Telljohann , Raymond F. Rettig , Matthew Dexter , Ryne Rayburn
- Applicant: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Applicant Address: US IN Carmel
- Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Current Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Carmel
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: E05B45/06
- IPC: E05B45/06 ; E06B7/28 ; G08B13/08 ; G01B7/14 ; G08B29/18

Abstract:
A position sensing system and method for detecting the displacement of a door from a reference position, such as, for example, from a closed position. The system includes a magnetometer that may be operably connected to the door, and which measures positional location relative to a reference magnetic field, such as, for example, a magnetic field provided by a magnet of a lock device. The system may also include an accelerometer that detects acceleration of the door, and thereby provides an indication of when location is to be measured by the magnetometer. Measurement information from the magnetometer is used to derive a position indicator that is compared to a reference indicator, the reference indicator being associated with the reference position. Differences between the position and reference indicators may provide an indication that the door has been moved from the reference position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190211619A1 LOCK DEVICE HAVING POSITION SENSOR Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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