ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,862, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Chiayi County, Taiwan).
"Electronic lock" was invented by Chun-Yi Fang (Yunlin County, Taiwan), Pai-Hsiang Chuang (New Taipei, Taiwan), Ding-Sian Cai (Chiayi County, Taiwan) and Jui-Chieh Cheng (Chiayi County, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic lock capable of offering haptic feedback includes an input panel, a circuit board, at least one inductor member, at least one magnetic member, and at least one diaphragm that abuts against the circuit board. The at least one inductor member is electrically coupled to the circuit board, is connected to t...