ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,642, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Minebea AccessSolutions France (Alfortville, France).
"Latch assembly" was invented by Laurent Duriez (Alfortville, France), Francois Debroucke (Alfortville, France) and Robin Duvauchelle (Alfortville, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latch assembly collaborates with a striker. The latch assembly includes a rotary bolt to move between an open position where the striker is released and a closed position in which the striker is blocked by the rotary bolt. The latch assembly also includes a motorized assistance lever having a general U-shaped form and arranged to pivot around an axis located ...