ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,462, issued on July 15, was assigned to I-TEK METAL MFG. Co. LTD. (Tainan, Taiwan).
"Lock case interlockable with an anti-theft latch" was invented by Tsung-Yu Huang (Tainan, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock case interlockable with an anti-theft latch is mounted on a door. The lock case includes a latch coupled with a latch hole in a door frame for retaining the door in a closed position. The anti-theft latch can be operated to engage with the door frame. When the latch is picked, the anti-theft latch still remains engaged with the door frame to prevent opening of the door. When normally operated, an inner operating devic...