ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,816, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Q SECURITY LLC (Nicolasville, Ky.).

"Lock system and electromechanical lock device" was invented by Klaus W. Gartner (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock system is configured to secure a container, and is mounted in a door between inner and outer walls. An electromechanical lock device is received in the door, where the electromechanical lock device includes a housing, a locking bolt arranged in the housing and movable between locked and unlocked positions, a motor operable to actuate a motor cam to move between blocked and unblocked positions, and a slider that e...