ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,670, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Schlage Lock Co. LLC (Carmel, Ind.).
"Method and apparatus for deadbolt position sensing" was invented by William B. Ainley (Carmel, Ind.), David M. Baty (Indianapolis), David Newby (Avon, Ind.) and Justin D. Seacat (Carmel, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to an electronic deadbolt control system including a deadbolt configured to extend or retract between a locked position and an unlocked position, respectively. An output shaft connected between a final gear and the deadbolt is configured to transmit an actuation force to the deadbolt from an electric mot...