ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,576, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).
"Lockset" was invented by Chao-Ming Huang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) and Chi-Ming Chen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lockset includes a lock cylinder, a lock casing, a first lock member, a second lock member and an anti-theft member. The lock cylinder includes a key hole and a first lock slot. The lock casing includes a second lock slot. The first lock member is accommodated in the first lock slot. The second lock member is accommodated in the second lock slot. The anti-theft member is sandwiched in between the first lock mem...