ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,928, issued on July 29, was assigned to KDB INTELLECTUAL PTY LTD (Queanbeyan East, Australia).
"Lock for sliding closure" was invented by Tim Everett (Queanbeyan, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking apparatus for a sliding closure slidable within a frame is disclosed. The locking apparatus comprises at least one locking tang movable transversely to the closure plane, between a locking position and a release position wherein, when in the locking position the locking tang extends laterally, in a direction transverse to the closure lane, beyond the closure to be received within a corresponding locking recess in the frame,...