ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,808, issued on March 17, was assigned to PrimeSource Building Products Inc. (Irving, Texas).
"Gate latch" was invented by Audrius Macernis (Victoria, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an improved gate latch for holding a gate locked with a fence. A striker component is adapted inside an elongated housing. The striker component has a first rod and a second rod, each passing through a spiral coil. A ring-shaped structure is also provided at one end of the second rod. Further, an engagement assembly is provided that has a lock cylinder and a retainer. The lock cylinder is operated using a key to move the reta...