ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,299, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC (Troy, Mich.).

"Apparatus and method for uniform release effort in a vehicle latch" was invented by Eduardo Estrada (Chihuahua, Mexico), J. Eli Calamaco (Chihuahua, Mexico), Martin R. Villagrana Noris (Chihuahua, Mexico) and Victor D. Varela Antillon (Chihuahua, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a release mechanism for a latch is provided. The release mechanism having: a first release lever, the first release lever having a first lever and a second lever; a second release lever operatively coupled to the first release lever; and a spring operatively co...