ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,614, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to LOCK II LLC (Nicolasville, Ky.).
"Electromechanical locks and related methods" was invented by J. Clayton Miller (Nicholasville, 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. The dial ring assembly includes a housing configured to be mounted on an exterior of a securable enclosure. A dial is rotatably disposed on the housing, the dial being rotatable about a dial axis for use in connection with entry of a combination and a sensor configured to detect a rotation of the dial. The sensor provides a...