ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,633, issued on Oct. 6.
"Apparatus and method for decoding a keyed lock cylinder" was invented by Keith Capehart (Biloxi, Miss.) and Brian Capehart (Gulfport, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock decoding device includes an alignment dial comprising an indicator rod extending from a top surface. The lock decoding device further includes an indicator dial comprising a feeler tip rod extending from a bottom surface. The feeler tip rod extends through the alignment dial. The indicator rod extends through an indicator window of the indicator dial. When the indicator dial is rotated, the feeler tip rod rotates to enable a feeler tip ...