ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,228, issued on April 8, was assigned to STENDALS EL AB (Vasteras, Sweden).
"Catch mechanism for a locking device" was invented by Lars Jensen (Surahammar, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a catch mechanism for blocking a bolt to prevent unauthorized opening of a door, the catch mechanism comprising a follower for operating a bolt between a locked state in which the bolt is extended and an unlocked state in which the bolt is retracted; a catch configured to block the follower for preventing movement of the bolt in the locked state, and a control member for operating the follower and the catch, The...