ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,083, issued on July 8, was assigned to OJMAR S.A. (Elgoibar, Spain).
"Safety device" was invented by Ricardo Sendin Martin (Elgoibar, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a safety device for locks including a casing with a system for entering an opening code, a cylinder for activating the lock, and a dial, fixed to the casing with capacity of rotation, and firmly attached to a tab which blocks opening based on the position in which it is located by means of a connecting part and the cylinder, the tab being firmly fixed to the cylinder. The dial includes a drive bushing firmly fixed to the cylinder by m...