ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,662, issued on June 24, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Motor vehicle lock" was invented by Peter Szegeny (Engelskirchen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be engaged in at least one engaging position by means of the pawl, a release lever, wherein the locking mechanism can be transferred from the engaging positions into a release position by means of the release lever, and an electrical drive unit for actuating the release lever. According to the invention, the pawl and the actuation ...