ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,543, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to AUTOMATIC TECHNOLOGY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (Keysborough, Australia).
"Lock unit" was invented by Raymond Hawkins (Keysborough, Australia) and Kane Clinton (Keysborough, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a lock unit, comprising a lock assembly having a locking element and a drive receiving portion operatively associated with the locking element and a drive unit connected to the lock assembly, the drive unit having a motor and being configured to move the locking element of the lock assembly from a locked position to an unlocked position, the drive unit including a drivi...