ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,204, issued on April 14, was assigned to Mosa Innovations Ltd. (London).
"Smart lock" was invented by Simon Laumet (London) and Chiu-Ming Liu (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart lock for securing a bicycle to a bicycle rack is provided. The smart lock comprises a bicycle rack attachment, configured to attach the smart lock to the bicycle rack. The smart lock further comprises a smart locking mechanism, distinct from the bicycle rack attachment, configured to permit an authorised user to releasably secure the bicycle to the smart lock."
The patent was filed on July 13, 2022, under Application No. 18/579,083.
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