US Patent Issued to Kiekert on Oct. 6 for "Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,644, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).

"Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock" was invented by Omer Inan (Dorsten, Germany), Michael Scholz (Essen, Germany), Holger Schiffer (Meerbusch, Germany) and 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, is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a rotary latch and a pawl. Moreover, an actuating lever chain acting upon the locking mechanism is provided with a coupling lever. When engaged, the coupling lever ensures that the actuating...