ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,997, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock" was invented by Peter Szegeny (Engelskirchen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with an electromotive drive and an electric emergency power source for actuating the drive in the event of an emergency. The emergency power source is arranged in the interior of a motor vehicle lock housing. According to the invention, the emergency power source is located in the region of an engagement opening for a locking mechanism."...