ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,909, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co. Ltd. (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).
"Mounting plate structure of a lock" was invented by Chen-Che Hung (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting plate of a lock includes a coupling portion through which a hole is defined. A limit groove is formed radially in the coupling portion and communicates with the hole. The coupling portion has a notch defined in one of the two sidewalls thereof. The coupling portion has a recess located adjacent to and corresponding to the notch. An abutting portion is formed at the coupling portion and defines the recess. The abu...