ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,465, issued on July 15, was assigned to TRITEQ LOCK AND SECURITY LLC (Elk Grove Village, Ill.).
"Lock" was invented by William D. Denison (North Barrington, Ill.) and Gabriel Ribu (Niles, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock comprising a housing assembly, an actuatable lock assembly and a locking shell assembly. The housing assembly has a cavity and a bore. The actuatable lock assembly is rotatable between a closed orientation and an open orientation, and includes an outer body and an inner body. The inner body has a knob and an elongated shaft with an axial pin that interfaces with a slot in the outer body. The locking shell a...