ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,787, issued on March 25, was assigned to BOLD SECURITY TECHNOLOGY B.V. (Utrecht, Netherlands).
"Vandal-proof mechatronic lock system" was invented by Antonius Dingemans (SB Utrecht, Netherlands) and Thomas Van Beek (SB Utrecht, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to mechatronic locks and more specifically, and preferably, wireless mechatronic smart lock systems for locking doors which can be operated by a mechanical tool after positive authentication of the user. In a first aspect, there is provided a mechatronic lock system arranged for actuating a door lock operating member for lockin...