ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,580, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to ABUS August Bremicker Sohne KG (Wetter-Volmarstein, Germany).
"Bolt lock" was invented by Stefan Heinemann (Wetter, Germany), Wolfgang Tobias Breddermann (Oberhausen, Germany) and Fabienne Beul (Rennerod, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bolt lock comprises a lock body and a bolt which can be selectively inserted into the lock body and locked to the lock body. The lock body comprises a lock cylinder which can be actuated between an initial position and an actuating position by means of an associated key; a latch which is movable between a locking position and an unlocked position; and a b...