US Patent Issued to Southco on July 22 for "Electronic striker for releasing a compartment door and method of using the same" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,094, issued on July 22, was assigned to Southco Inc. (Concordville, Pa.).

"Electronic striker for releasing a compartment door and method of using the same" was invented by Paul Kleister (Gloucester, Great Britain) and Henry Daniel Birch (Worcester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic striker for releasing a door or access panel includes a housing defining an opening and a passageway extending from the opening for receiving a pawl on the door or access panel. A plunger is coupled to the housing and is mounted for movement within the passageway. A motor is configured for moving the plunger between a withdrawn po...