ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,754, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hanchett Entry Systems Inc. (Phoenix).
"Door strike having a dead latch release" was invented by Dominik Scheffler (Phoenix) and Scott Sullivan (Cave Creek, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator-controlled strike comprising a housing disposable within a doorframe and including a cavity for a spring latch and a dead latch of a mortise-type lockset. A keeper is pivotably mounted within the chamber to engage the spring latch. A pivotably mounted kicker cooperates with the keeper. A pivotably mounted dead latch release is supported by the keeper when the spring latch is within the strike...