ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,249, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Lock for a motor vehicle" was invented by Robert J. Hunt (Davisburg, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock for a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically actuatable lock, having a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be latched by means of the pawl at least in a main latching position, and having another latching element which is located in the engagement area between the rotary latch and the pawl and is arranged on the rotary latch, wherein the latching element is pivotably accommodated in the r...