ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,584, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Motor vehicle lock" was invented by Omer Inan (Dorsten, Germany), Peter Szegeny (Engelskirchen, Germany), Thorsten Bendel (Oberhausen, Germany), Michael Scholz (Essen, Germany) and Holger Schiffer (Meerbusch, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism essentially consisting of a rotary latch and a pawl. Furthermore, an actuating lever chain for the locking mechanism is provided. The actuating lever chain has at least one actuating lever, a coupling element, ...