ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,260, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Janus International Group LLC (Temple, Ga.).

"Battery powered self-storage lock" was invented by Jake Gosling (Eagle Mountain, Utah) and Matthew Bettridge (Saratoga Springs, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage security door system includes a storage security door and a lock secured to a portion of the security door. The lock has a latch selectively operable between a locked position to block against opening of the door and an unlocked position to allow the storage security door to be opened for access to storage. A wake button can be activated to raise alertness of the lock for operat...