US Patent Issued to ASSA ABLOY FENESTRATION on Sept. 29 for "Flush lock for casement window having a low-profile lock handle and method of operating the same" (Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,608, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY FENESTRATION LLC (Rochester, N.Y.).

"Flush lock for casement window having a low-profile lock handle and method of operating the same" was invented by Jacob Baitx (Reno, Nev.), Peter J. Minter (Reno, Nev.) and Marc Wesley Fullenwider (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flush mount or low-profile actuating window lock for casement windows having a casing with an upper housing and a lower housing, and a detent mechanism housing extending from the bottom surface of the upper housing, incorporating a sleeve, a plunger, a ratchet, and a spring of a detent mechanism. The detent ...