ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,470, issued on July 15, was assigned to Innovation Lock LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Multi-axis latchbolt lock assembly" was invented by Alvin Ma (Irvine, Calif.) and David R. Wachsman (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-axis latchbolt lock assembly for use with cabinet drawers, desk drawers and the like is provided. The lock assembly includes a housing, a driver, a latchbolt, and an endplate. When an appropriate key is inserted into a keyhole of a locking actuation member, rotation of the key will actuate the driver that subsequently actuates the latchbolt into a locked or unlocked position in a vert...