ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,340, issued on July 7, was assigned to ABUS August Bremicker Sohne KG (Wetter-Volmarstein, Germany).
"Electronic padlock" was invented by Bernd Weiershausen (Rehe, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic lock has a lock body and a hoop that can be selectively locked to the lock body or released from the lock body. The lock body comprises an electromechanical locking device having a cam rotatable about an axis of rotation and the hoop comprises a first introduction section that can be introduced into the lock body and having a lower holding section and an upper locking notch. The cam is configured, in a locking rotational ...