ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,075, issued on July 8, was assigned to Security People Inc. (Houston).
"Electronically operated lock cylinder" was invented by Asil Gokcebay (Petaluma, Calif.) and An Zhang (Shaoguan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic lock cylinder that may be a direct replacement for a European-style standard cylinder is disclosed. The lock cylinder may include a core, a first shaft rotatably mounted in the core, and a second shaft rotatably mounted in the core and coaxial with the first shaft. A first cam and a second cam may be each rotatably mounted in the core and coaxial with the first shaft. The first cam may include a first lu...