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A basic padlock inspired me to reinvent and offer for sale
138+
ingeniously simple new patentable key or combination functionally/mechanically
unique, mind-bogglingly
obvious,
hack &
bump resistant
locking padlocks including dozens of all new
product bundling
applications using any padlock. Any padlock are most of below design changes made to post civil war 1871  ,
1880 or
this 1912
padlock by others hoping their aesthetic changes might somehow increase
market share
in 2010. Not going to happen. Focusing on cosmetic changes
to a really old
lock and
not envisioning ways to make very same lock
resistant or relevant, is being creatively clueless.
This lack of innovative thinking has some lock companies being asked, "What makes your product different from the rest?" While others wonder what's next a fotolock 
or perhaps a
rebar
/ twizzler
padlock shackle.Innovation is creating something new. "Doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting different results, is the definition of crazy." — Unknown. See if you can find true innovation in any of below lock patents. Most are dull, boring, imitations, duplications or retreads and for those innovatively challenged 
responsible, that's enough.
D is
USPTO designation for a
design patent (how it looks), D omitted is a utility patent
(how it works) and an asterick (*) next to number links to an
infomercial .
Each of my new patentable padlocks and padlock product use inventions is functionally/mechanically unique meaning not for differences or uses of colors, computer chips, cores, cosmetic, decorative, design changes, dial combination configurations, dimensions, disc/pin/wafer tumblers, engraving, fasteners, graphics, illumination mechanism, images, insulated cover, keypad, keyways, lamellae, letters, metal composition, method of manufacturing, no use of plastics, non-functional anything, numbers, ornamental modifications, outer cover, outer sleeve, padlock jacket, photos, power supply, protective cover, rivets, roll pins, rubber, shackle shape, shield, shroud, size, textures, thin
Email by unlocking
or calling 310-PAD-LOCKQ. Have you offered your new patentable padlocks and new applications to padlock manufacturers? A. Yes. I emailed this site to every padlock manufacturer on this planet having a web presence more than a few times and applied for employment at one of them. Innovation, increasing profits or targeting new padlock users are concepts they simply do not understand. Obsessive cosmetic design changes to pre-light bulb era padlocks they love. Go figure. Q. Can you say more about your new padlocks and padlock product uses? A. No. Think one hundred plus new patentable unique padlocks and padlock product uses for appliances, Apple products, auto, business, bicycles, cable/pneumatic/ ball valve lockouts, cell phones, chains, children, consumer electronics, factories, flash drives, government locations, guns, homes (apartments, boats, condos, ships), health care, hospitals, industry, military, offices, lockers (employee, gym, school), passive key sequencer, precious metals, religious, roll up 
doors, safety, seasonal, stores(discount, outlet,
retail), tools, transportation and TV's. Most
have use applications for today's consumer and none replace numbers
with letters
or vulnerable to a 10 pound
dumbbell! Q. Do you believe some lock companies are misguided when it comes to padlock creativity or do they just lack a strategic business plan? A. Yes to both. These are very tough economic times, cosmetic changes to padlocks on display in a museum, refusing to shift away from "tried and true" and not being attuned to basic consumer wants and needs, can you say management failure? comments: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 Dear Padlock inventor, I too have recently looked at the padlock patents and it is indeed pathetic what the conventional companies continue to sell. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 I have to admit that those shackles certainly seem very similar to me, but the threshold of "novelty" for design patents is pretty low. There's no functional difference between a lock with a round shackle and one with an octagonal cross-section - but functional difference is exactly what design patents are NOT intended to protect. Clearly, a round shackle is different visually from one with eight sides, and perhaps that's a difference which means something to a padlock manufacturer. Or, more likely, they hope that it will distinguish their goods from their competitors', so that a consumer will see a lock with an eight-sided shackle hanging on a rack with all the round-shackled locks and say, "I like that company's locks, so I'll buy that one." It's not unlike the differences in design of keys for locks - the punched rectangular top doesn't work any better than a round one, but it makes it instantly recognizable as a Kwickset. (Design patent and trade dress/product configuration protection kind of overlap, here) Design patents have their place in the general scheme of protection, but there's a reason why they're less expensive, shorter lived, and easier to get. They just cover a visual difference from what was done before, and for some people, that's enough. |
Each is adaptable to Abus, Assa, Best, BiLock, Biometrx, CompX, CX5, Kaba, KSP, Master, Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Videx, Van Lock or American Lock cores.  Free confidential assistance available to mechanically "improve" padlock patents belonging to others. If there is another way using fewer parts, not free. Acquisition rights available to investors, IP law firms, padlock distributors, patent trolls, lock companies or others interested in future rewards. See my 43 USPTO granted patents, no padlock design changes. |
