US Patent Issued to Schlage Lock on Feb. 17 for "Modular cylinder spacers" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,257, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Schlage Lock Co. LLC (Carmel, Ind.).

"Modular cylinder spacers" was invented by Austin M. Roup (Woodland Park, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary access control device generally includes a mounting location, a first selected feature, a lock actuator mounted in the mounting location, and a spacer. The spacer includes a second attachment feature and a ledge. The second attachment feature is releasably coupled with the first attachment feature, and the ledge restricts movement of the lock actuator."

The patent was filed on Sept. 28, 2022, under Application No. 17/954,738.

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