US Patent Issued to Minebea AccessSolutions France on July 14 for "Electric latch for motor vehicle with safety closure re-engagement" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,350, issued on July 14, was assigned to Minebea AccessSolutions France (Alfortville, France).

"Electric latch for motor vehicle with safety closure re-engagement" was invented by Francois Debroucke (Abbeville, France) and Jean-Marc Verbrugghe (Abbeville, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric latch for an opening panel of a motor vehicle, the latch includes a bolt pivoting around a first axis and intended to cooperate with a striker, a release device configured to block the pivoting of bolt in its closing position in order to avoid the release of the striker, an electric actuating device configured to move the release devi...