ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,186, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Motor vehicle with a motor vehicle lock" was invented by Holger Schiffer (Meerbusch, Germany), Peter Szegeny (Engelskirchen, Germany), Omer Inan (Dorsten, Germany), Michael Scholz (Essen, Germany), Andreas Schmitz (Velbert, Germany), Thomas Schonenberg (Burscheid, Germany) and Michael Herrmann (Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle having a motor vehicle lock which is paired with a movable door element and which comprises a locking mechanism consisting of a rotary latch and at least one pawl. In an open position of the lo...