US Patent Issued to MASTER LOCK on July 28 for "Smart door lock integrated air channel to mounting bracket for ventilation" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,719, issued on July 28, was assigned to MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC (Oak Creek, Wis.).

"Smart door lock integrated air channel to mounting bracket for ventilation" was invented by Mark Caterino (Prospect, Conn.), Vu Nguyen (Farmington, Conn.) and Wai P. Wong (Orange, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air channel is utilized to ventilate a door lock for the purpose of reducing the condensation of warm, humid, air within the lock. The air channel is configured to be located between a surface mounted door lock and the door panel and vent the space between the interior and exterior locks, including the door bore. In some embodiments, t...