ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,745, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc. (Nagano, Japan).
"Electronic lock mounting structure" was invented by Yasumasa Shikata (Osaka, Japan), Tetsuya Yamamoto (Tokyo), Shinsuke Shoji (Nagano, Japan) and Shigeru Iwase (Nagano, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic lock mounting structure is disposed between an electronic lock and a door to mount the electronic lock on the door. The electronic lock mounting structure includes an attachment and a base. The electronic lock mounting structure includes an engagement mechanism configured to engage with a thumb-turn mounting hole provided in the door. The e...