US 12,291,893 B2
Electronic lock
Rachel Bloom, Dayton, OH (US); Julie Bloom, Dayton, OH (US); and Saul Owide, Columbus, OH (US)
Assigned to LOCKUS, LLC, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed by LOCKUS, LLC, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/483,319.
Application 18/483,319 is a continuation of application No. 16/987,467, filed on Aug. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,781,344.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/891,215, filed on Aug. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076902 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 35/00 (2006.01); E05B 17/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 35/00 (2013.01) [E05B 17/0087 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 2035/009 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0024 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0096 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/10 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/612 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/664 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/86 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic lock, comprising:
a housing having a lock aperture extending through a face thereof, the lock aperture configured to receive a lock arm of a corresponding locking mechanism, where the lock arm includes an aperture;
a controller contained in the housing;
a biometric interface attached to the housing;
a biometric reader contained in the housing, where the biometric reader is electrically coupled to the controller, and the biometric reader is electrically coupled to the biometric interface;
a locking system contained within the housing, the locking system having a release spring, a locking pin, a locking spring, an electric actuator, and a lock lever, wherein the locking system is controlled by the controller to transition between a locked position and an unlocked position such that:
to lock the locking mechanism to the housing:
the lock arm of the locking mechanism is inserted into the lock aperture of the housing until the lock arm compresses the release spring sufficient to enable the aperture of the lock arm to align with the locking pin of the locking system;
whereupon the locking spring of the locking system urges the locking pin into the aperture of the lock arm of the locking mechanism, thereby locking the locking mechanism to the housing; and
to transition from the locked position to the unlocked position:
the controller controls the electric actuator to move the lock lever so as to compress the locking spring sufficient to release the locking pin from the aperture of the lock arm;
whereupon the release spring urges the lock arm toward the lock aperture of the housing away from the locking pin; and
a battery that powers at least the controller, the biometric reader, and the electric actuator;
wherein:
the controller issues an electronic unlock command signal to the electric actuator to cause the electronic lock to transition from the locked position to the unlocked position upon agreement of a match of electronic data corresponding to a biometric read by the biometric reader to biometric data accessible by the controller identifying an authorized user.