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Electrified access-control technology devices for a door, particularly electrified locks for a door, having embedded circuitry therein, and methods of making the same. One or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) having various electronic circuitry are secured inside a housing that encases an access-co

Electrified access-control technology devices for a door, particularly electrified locks for a door, having embedded circuitry therein, and methods of making the same. One or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) having various electronic circuitry are secured inside a housing that encases an access-control device, particularly a lock, for a door. The one or more PCB(s) may be embedded on an internal surface of the housing such that the embedded PCB resides inside the housing along with the lock itself. The embedded PCB(s) avoid interference of both any working components of the lock inside the housing and any openings residing in the housing.

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1. An electrified access-control device comprising: a housing including at least one side having an internal surface facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing in the inside of said housing;a channel residing on said internal surface of said at least one side inside said hous

1. An electrified access-control device comprising: a housing including at least one side having an internal surface facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing in the inside of said housing;a channel residing on said internal surface of said at least one side inside said housing; anda printed circuit board (PCB) residing within said channel inside said housing, said PCB having various electrical components attached thereto for electrifying said access-control device, said variety of electrical components include one or more surface mount connectors attached to said PCB. 2. The electrified access-control device of claim 1 wherein said access-control device comprises a lock that is electrified by the PCB, the electrified lock being provided with both digital monitoring and electronic actuation capabilities. 3. The electrified access-control device of claim 2 wherein said electrified lock is selected from the group consisting of a mortise lock, a bored lock, an electric strike, a cylindrical lock, a tubular lock, an auxiliary lock, and a deadbolt. 4. The electrified access-control device of claim 1 wherein said access-control device is selected from the group consisting of an exit device, an electronic door strike, a door operator and a door closer. 5. The electrified access-control device of claim 1 wherein said channel is recessed within said internal surface of said at least one side inside said housing, said PCB having a configuration matching the recessed channel's configuration so that said PCB is matingly embedded within said recessed channel. 6. The electrified access-control device of claim 5 wherein an exposed surface of said embedded PCB is planar with a surface of said at least one side. 7. The electrified access-control device of claim 6 wherein said embedded PCB covers over a distance of more than 50% of a diagonal distance across a surface area of said internal surface of said at least one side of said housing. 8. The electrified access-control device of claim 1 further including: a plurality of channels residing on said internal surface of said at least one side inside said housing;a plurality of PCBs corresponding to configurations of each of said plurality of channels, whereby said plurality of PCBs are embedded within respective ones of said plurality of channels inside said housing; andsaid various electrical components attached to said plurality of embedded PCBs for electrifying said access-control device. 9. The electrified access-control device of claim 1 wherein said various electrical components are selected from the group consisting of one or more sensors, actuators, surface mount connectors, signal output devices, accelerometers, temperature sensors, heating components, and combinations thereof. 10. An electrified access-control device for a door comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side, each of said first and second sides having corresponding internal surfaces facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device being a lock residing within the inside of said housing;at least one recessed channel residing in said internal surface of either said first or second side of said housing;at least one printed circuit board (PCB) embedded within said recessed channel in said internal surface of either said first or second side of said housing;one or more openings in an exposed surface of said at least one recessed channel to access a backside of said at least one PCB; anda variety of electrical components attached to said PCB to electrify said lock. 11. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said variety of electrical components provide said electrified lock with digital monitoring and electronic actuation capabilities. 12. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said electrified lock is selected from the group consisting of a mortise lock, a bored lock, a cylindrical lock, a tubular lock, an auxiliary lock, and a deadbolt. 13. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said at least one embedded PCB comprises a single PCB having a sinusoidal shape that covers over a distance of more than 50% of a diagonal distance across a surface area of said internal surface of said housing side in which said PCB is embedded. 14. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said at least one recessed channel and said at least one embedded PCB have matching configurations. 15. The electrified access-control device of claim 14 wherein said matching configurations of said at least one recessed channel and said at least one embedded PCB avoid interference with working components of said lock and openings in said housing. 16. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein an exposed surface of said embedded PCB is planar with an exposed surface of said internal surface of said housing side in which said PCB is embedded. 17. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said variety of electrical components include one or more sensors residing on said PCB and positioned at various locations across said PCB, said various locations corresponding to locations where one or more magnets reside on mechanical working components of said lock, whereby said one or more sensors sense said one or more magnets to detect positions of said mechanical working components of said lock. 18. The electrified access-control device of claim 17 wherein said one or more sensors are selected from the group consisting of non-contact sensors, analogue transducers, hall sensors, electrical switches, reed switches, reed sensors, and combinations thereof. 19. The electrified access-control device of claim 17 wherein at least one of said one or more sensors is raised away from an exposed surface of said PCB to sense said one or more magnets residing adjacent an opposing side of said housing. 20. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said variety of electrical components include one or more sensors residing on said PCB that do not require a magnet for triggering. 21. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said variety of electrical components include an actuator residing inside said housing and in electrical communication with said PCB. 22. The electrified access-control device of claim 21 wherein said actuator is selected from the group consisting of a solenoid, motor, brush DC motor, stepper motor, piezo motor, and shape memory actuator. 23. An electrified access-control device for a door comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side, each of said first and second sides having corresponding internal surfaces facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing within the inside of said housing;at least one recessed channel residing in said internal surface of either said first or second side of said housing;at least one printed circuit board (PCB) embedded within said recessed channel in said internal surface of either said first or second side of said housing; anda variety of electrical components attached to said PCB to electrify said access-control device, wherein said variety of electrical components include one or more surface mount connectors attached to said PCB. 24. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said variety of electrical components include one or more electrical components surface mounted to a surface of said PCB selected from the group consisting of one or more sensors, actuators, surface mount connectors, signal output devices, accelerometer, temperature sensors, heating components, and combinations thereof. 25. The electrified access-control device of claim 10 wherein said variety of electrical components include one or more signal output device connected to said PCB, said one or more signal output device converts various electrical outputs signals from said PCB into one or more digital output signals. 26. An electrified access-control device for a door comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side, each of said first and second sides having corresponding internal surfaces facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing within the inside of said housing;at least one recessed channel residing in said internal surface of either said first or second side of said housing;at least one printed circuit board (PCB) embedded within said recessed channel in said internal surface of either said first or second side of said housing; anda variety of electrical components attached to said PCB to electrify said access-control device, wherein said variety of electrical components include one or more signal output device selected from the group consisting of a controller board and a wire harness connected to said PCB, said one or more signal output device converts various electrical outputs signals from said PCB into one or more digital output signals. 27. An electrified access-control device for a door comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side, each of said first and second sides having corresponding internal surfaces facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing within the inside of said housing;a plurality of channels recessed within one or more of said first or second sides of said housing;a plurality of PCBs corresponding to configurations of said plurality of recessed channels, each of said plurality of PCBs being embedded within respective ones of said plurality of recessed channels; anda variety of electrical components attached to said plurality of embedded PCBs to electrify said access-control device,wherein said plurality of embedded PCBs reside on said first side alone, said second side alone, or both said first and second sides of said housing, whereby said plurality of embedded PCBs are in electrical communication with one another to electrify said access-control device. 28. An electrified access-control device comprising: a housing including at least one side having an internal surface facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing in the inside of said housing;a channel residing on said internal surface of said at least one side inside said housing;a printed circuit board (PCB) residing within said channel inside said housing, said PCB having various electrical components attached thereto for electrifying said access-control device; andone or more openings in an exposed surface of said housing to access a backside of said PCB. 29. An electrified access-control device for a door comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side, each of said first and second sides having corresponding internal surfaces facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing within the inside of said housing;at least one channel residing in said internal surface of either said first or second side of said housing;at least one printed circuit board (PCB) residing within said channel; anda variety of electrical components attached to said PCB to electrify said access-control device, said variety of electrical components include one or more signal output device selected from the group consisting of a controller board and a wire harness connected to said PCB, said one or more signal output device converts various electrical outputs signals from said PCB into one or more digital output signals. 30. An electrified access-control device for a door comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side, each of said first and second sides having corresponding internal surfaces facing an inside of said housing;an access-control device residing within the inside of said housing;a plurality of channels within one or more of said first or second sides of said housing;a plurality of PCBs corresponding to configurations of said plurality of channels, each of said plurality of PCBs residing within respective ones of said plurality of channels; anda variety of electrical components attached to said plurality of PCBs to electrify said access-control device,wherein said plurality of PCBs reside on said first side alone, said second side alone, or both said first and second sides of said housing, said plurality of embedded PCBs are in electrical communication with one another to electrify said access-control device.