ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,095, issued on July 22, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Motor vehicle door lock" was invented by Uwe Reddmann (Essen, Germany) and Ulrich Weichsel (Duisburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle door lock which is equipped with a motor vehicle lock having a locking mechanism that is mounted in a lock case and consists substantially of a rotary latch and a locking pawl. Furthermore, a lock striker that interacts with the locking mechanism is provided, as well as an opener that engages the lock striker during an opening process of an associated motor vehicle door. The opener is acted upon by means...