US 11,713,594 B2
Electronic lock with misalignment scoring system
Nedal Almomani, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Matthew Lovett, Lake Forest, CA (US); and Timothy Brewer, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US)
Filed by Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/920,020.
Application 16/920,020 is a continuation of application No. 15/361,621, filed on Nov. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,704,293.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/261,564, filed on Dec. 1, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0010293 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/44 (2020.01); G01R 31/34 (2020.01)
CPC E05B 47/0001 (2013.01) [E05B 47/026 (2013.01); G01R 31/34 (2013.01); G01R 31/44 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 47/02 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0069 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0097 (2013.01); Y10T 292/1021 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic lock comprising:
a lock assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
a motor configured to drive the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
a controller configured to control actuation of the motor to selectively move the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position, wherein based on a level of interference to movement of the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position, the controller is configured to determine a lock misalignment score, wherein the lock misalignment score represents an estimated life expectancy of a power source associated with the electronic lock; and
a user interface configured to output information about the lock misalignment score.