ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,074, issued on July 8, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Hub assembly for door handle" was invented by Jon Marc Luebeck (Stayton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hub assembly for a door handle includes a hub body that extends along a longitudinal axis and has a first end portion including a spindle recess and a second end portion including a handle attachment protrusion. A spindle slideably received within the spindle recess in the first end of the hub body. A spring at least partially located within the spindle recess on the hub body and in engagement with the spindle."
The patent was filed on Se...