ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,849, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Innovation Lock LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Drawer lock assemblies" was invented by Alvin Ma (Irvine, Calif.), William H. Bullwinkel (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and David R. Wachsman (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drawer lock assembly includes a housing; a barrel having a first end extending perpendicularly from a front face of the housing and a second end extending through a rear face of the housing; a locking actuation member disposed through the barrel; a driver disposed through the barrel to engage the locking actuation member; a first and second bolt, each bolt con...