ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,922, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Lock holder for a motor vehicle locking device" was invented by Ulrich Weichsel (Duisburg, Germany), Thorsten Bendel (Oberhausen, Germany) and Tobias Klocke (Mettmann, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock holder is provided for a motor vehicle locking device, in particular a motor vehicle lock and preferably a motor vehicle door lock. In its basic form, the lock holder is provided with a base plate and a shackle standing on same. The shackle has at least two bolts and a connecting piece connecting the two bolts on the upper side. In addition, an add...