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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Minute Key Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Freeman, Calabasas, CA (US);
Ari Freeman, San Rafael, CA (US);
Assignee:
MINUTE KEY INC., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 3/35 (2006.01); B23Q 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 3/35 (2013.01); B23Q 35/08 (2013.01); B23C 2230/08 (2013.01); B23C 2235/24 (2013.01); B23C 2235/28 (2013.01); B23C 2235/32 (2013.01); Y10T 409/30616 (2015.01); Y10T 409/300952 (2015.01); Y10T 409/301008 (2015.01); Y10T 409/301064 (2015.01); Y10T 409/306048 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of duplicating a key includes receiving a master key in a key duplicating machine. The machine automatically detects a cross sectional profile of the master key. The machine automatically determines, based on the detected cross sectional profile, a type and model of the master key. The machine automatically selects a key blank that matches the type and model of the master key, and then automatically cuts the selected key blank to duplicate a key tooth pattern of the master key.