ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,978, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Hanchett Entry Systems Inc. (Phoenix).

"Modular surface mounted electric strike" was invented by David Moroyoqui (Jalisco, Mexico), James Griffin (Chandler, Ariz.), Larry Gene Corwin (Mesa, Ariz.), Trace Morgan (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Darik Jay (Gilbert, Ariz.), Darin Graves (Mesa, Ariz.) and Brendan A. Webb (Gilbert, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular surface mounted electric strike system is provided. The system comprises a universal base plate configured to be mounted to a door frame and including first and second mounting points. The system further includes an electric strike modul...