ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,080, issued on July 8, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Motor-vehicle lock, in particular motor-vehicle door lock" was invented by Madhu S. Basavarajappa (Leverkusen, 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 made up substantially of a rotary latch and a safety catch. Also provided are at least one actuating lever and a release lever which, by means of a coupling element, can be engaged with one another in the at least one coupled position of said coupling element and can be disengaged from one another in the unco...