ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,245, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to United States Postal Service (Washington).
"Electronic lock" was invented by William Albert Tartal (Baltimore) and Gabriel Michael Yessin (Baltimore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock can include a motor assembly, a gear assembly, and an unlocking assembly. The motor assembly can include a motor and a drive shaft. The gear assembly can include a cam, a pinion gear, and a pinion. The pinion gear can include a plurality of teeth disposed along only a portion of a perimeter of the pinion gear. The pinion gear can be configured to engage the pinion. The pinion can be configured to translate late...