ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,985, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to LOCK II LLC (Nicolasville, Ky.).
"Electromechanical locks and related methods" was invented by J. Clayton Miller (Lexington, Ky.) and Michael P. Harvey (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dial ring assembly for an electromechanical combination lock includes a housing configured to be mounted on an exterior of a securable enclosure, a dial rotatably disposed on the housing, the dial being rotatable about a dial axis for use in connection with entry of a combination, a lever rotatably disposed on the housing, the lever being rotatable about a lever axis, an external generator ...