ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,067, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Schlage Lock Co. LLC (Carmel, Ind.).
"Locking assembly for sliding doors" was invented by Paul Avgerinos (Carmel, Ind.), Paul R. Arlinghaus (Fishers, Ind.), Maria Shields (Indianapolis), Justin D. Seacat (Carmel, Ind.), Bradley Ritchie (Whitestown, Ind.) and Brady Plummer (Fishers, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary method includes placing a first adhesive on a first surface of a strike plate, wherein the strike plate includes a pocket extending into a second surface of the strike plate opposite the first surface of the strike plate. The method further includes placing a second ad...