Company patents
Schlage Lock Company LLC
Schlage Lock Company LLC, while maintaining a strong core in "Locks & Keys" (57.9% of its portfolio), surprisingly shows an emerging focus on "Machine Learning & AI" and "Alarm & Signaling Systems," both experiencing 100% year-over-year growth in 2025, indicating a strategic shift towards intelligent security solutions. Conversely, the significant decline in "Network Security & Access Control" (100% YoY decline in 2025) suggests a shifting priority away from this area, despite its relevance to modern access systems.
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Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.
430 US filings (since 2023) · 11 categories · 20 themes
Locks integrating electronic components for remote control, wireless communication, internet connectivity, and digital credential management, often including features for user identification and access monitoring.
Mechanical lock designs and components focused on resisting picking, unauthorized manipulation, forced entry, or other technical unlocking methods, often through complex internal mechanisms or robust materials.
Locking mechanisms specifically designed for automotive applications, recreational vehicles, or unique door types like bi-fold, sliding, or container doors, often incorporating specific safety, noise reduction, or operational features.
Systems that manage and enforce entry or usage privileges using digital credentials, biometric identification, or remote control, often incorporating network connectivity and real-time status updates.
Methods and devices for generating, transferring, storing, and utilizing electronic or digitally encoded keys and access credentials, including physical keys with integrated digital information for enhanced security or convenience.
Systems and components that detect the operational state (e.g., locked, unlocked, bolted, unbolted) of a lock and provide visual, auditory, or electronic feedback to users or connected systems.
Mechanisms and control systems for automating the movement, opening, or closing of blinds, shades, louvers, or doors, enhancing user convenience, security, or energy efficiency.
Devices and systems integrated with doors or windows to provide specific safety, security, or access control functions, such as earthquake protection, pest deterrence, or controlled human/animal passage.
Utilizing technologies like Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth beacons, or GPS/geofencing to determine precise location or proximity for services such as asset tracking, secure access, or localized information delivery.
Designing user interfaces and interaction methods specifically for mobile or wearable devices, enabling control of external systems, monitoring user states, or facilitating real-world transactions.
Systems and methods for authenticating users, devices, or applications, authorizing their access to resources based on policies, and managing digital identities across various platforms.
Techniques and hardware architectures for optimizing the radio frequency (RF) front-end, antenna systems, and beamforming strategies in wireless networks to improve signal quality, capacity, and interference mitigation.
Utilizing dedicated hardware components, secure enclaves, or trusted execution environments to perform cryptographic operations, enhancing security, performance, or isolation from software vulnerabilities.
Focuses on using distributed ledger technology (DLT) like blockchain to secure financial transactions, manage digital identities, or ensure data integrity and traceability across various applications.
Innovative designs, materials, and manufacturing methods for improving the structural integrity, insulation, ease of assembly, or specific functional properties of door and window frames and panels.
Methods and systems for protecting network resources and data from unauthorized access, misuse, or attack, encompassing authentication, authorization, encryption, and traffic filtering mechanisms. This includes securing communication channels and validating network access.
Systems that utilize light, displays, or augmented reality to provide warnings, guidance, or to deter unwanted actions, often involving adjustable light patterns or directional indicators for enhanced effectiveness.
Enhancements to the physical and data link layers of network communication, focusing on hardware components, signal integrity, power efficiency, and efficient data transfer mechanisms for specific interfaces and buses.
Technologies for transmitting critical alerts and information during emergencies, often involving wireless networks, specialized devices, and protocols to ensure timely and targeted communication to users or emergency services.
Systems that embed photovoltaic cells or films directly into window components like louvers, blinds, or glazing, to generate electricity, often combined with automated shading for energy management.
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