US Patent Issued to Outlier Campers on March 31 for "Compact powered door latch" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,480, issued on March 31, was assigned to Outlier Campers LLC (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Compact powered door latch" was invented by Pascal Chouinard (Laval, Canada), Steeven Gilbert (Montreal) and Martin Payette (Laval, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a door latch comprising a frame piece and door piece. The frame piece may include a lever comprising a lever connector; an actuator comprising an actuator connector; a cylinder comprising an arm; and a catch configured to be moved by the lever connector, the actuator connector and the arm. The door piece may include a bolt configured to laterally slide between the frame pie...