ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,142, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TriTeq Lock and Security LLC (Elk Grove Village, Ill.).
"Lock" was invented by Calin Roatis (Long Grove, Ill.) and William Denison (North Barrington, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock includes a housing assembly, an actuatable lock assembly and a latching assembly. The actuatable lock assembly is positionable in at least a closed orientation and an open orientation. The latching assembly further includes a latch, a cam and a motor. The latch, having a cam profile, is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the actuatable lock assembly is main...