US Patent Issued to Hanchett Entry Systems on July 22 for "Interchangeable latch assembly for an exit device" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,092, issued on July 22, was assigned to Hanchett Entry Systems Inc..

"Interchangeable latch assembly for an exit device" was invented by John Brennan (Phoenix) and Larry Gene Corwin Jr. (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door latch system comprises an interchangeable latch assembly for securing a door to a door frame. The interchangeable latch assembly comprises a head and a latch mounted to the head. The latch is moveable between latched and unlatched positions. A driven member is operatively connected to the latch, the driven member moveable to latch or unlatch the latch. The door latch system further comprises a univers...