ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,167, issued on June 3, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Motor vehicle lock" was invented by Ping Xu (Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism which essentially consists of a rotary latch and a pawl, further comprising a drive and a securing element. The drive acts on the securing element via a toothed rack element that is equipped with a blocking element. According to the invention, the blocking element is in the form of a tilting lever defining at least two end positions of the toothed rack element."
The patent was filed on March 12, 2021, under Application No. ...