Schlage Lock Company LLC

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Kenton Hayes Barker

Brandon Robinson

Subbiah Gopalakrishnan

Samir Moustaffa Tamer

Daniel J Compton

Kevin Earl David

Greg Hebner

Bill Massey

Snehill Solanki

Scott B Niedzwecki

Yashodhan Dhuru

Scott Liu

Snehil Solanki

Michael Holman

Bruce Schaffer

Robert Jordan Hickman

An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.

Status-indicating cylindrical lock assembly

A package and lock combination includes a package having an unopened state and including an aperture, and a lock contained within the package. The lock includes a first portion and a second portion moveable relative to the first portion for operating the lock. The first portion is substantially fixed within the package, and the second portion extends through the aperture so that the lock is operable while the lock is contained within the package and the package is in the unopened state.

Interactive product packaging

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Colorado Springs, CO, United States of America

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