Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic lock
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Application No.: US16412132Application Date: 2019-05-14
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Publication No.: US11313152B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: William Albert Tartal , Gabriel Michael Yessin
- Applicant: United States Postal Service
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States Postal Service
- Current Assignee: United States Postal Service
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: E05B47/00
- IPC: E05B47/00 ; E05B47/06 ; A47G29/14 ; A47G29/20 ; E05B65/06 ; G07C9/00

Abstract:
A lock can include a motor assembly, a gear assembly, and an unlocking assembly. The motor assembly can include a motor and a drive shaft. The gear assembly can include a cam, a pinion gear, and a pinion. The pinion gear can include a plurality of teeth disposed along only a portion of a perimeter of the pinion gear. The pinion gear can be configured to engage the pinion. The pinion can be configured to translate laterally to release a biasing member to unlock a door of a container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190352933A1 ELECTRONIC LOCK Public/Granted day:2019-11-21
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