US Patent Issued to Kiekert on Oct. 6 for "Latch for a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically operable motor vehicle latch" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,643, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).

"Latch for a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically operable motor vehicle latch" was invented by Robert S. Pettengill (Farmington, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a latch for a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically operable motor vehicle latch, comprising a locking mechanism having a catch and at least one pawl, it being possible to ratchet the catch in at least one ratchet position by means of the pawl, and a ratchet element located between the catch and the pawl in the engagement region and pivotably arranged on the...