US Patent Issued to Kason Industries on July 28 for "Vehicle latch assembly for slinding door" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,724, issued on July 28, was assigned to Kason Industries Inc. (Newnan, Ga.).

"Vehicle latch assembly for slinding door" was invented by Jeffrey E. Underwood (Newnan, Ga.) and Brett A. Mitchell (Newnan, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latch assembly includes a latch, a latch bar, an inside handle, an outside handle, and a handle shaft. The housing is coupled to a rear support bracket. A U-shaped brace is mounted to the support bracket. The inside handle is coupled to the brace for reciprocal, pivotal movement and operation of the latch assembly. The inside handle is coupled to a first link which is coupled to an offset link. The ...