US Patent Issued to Schlage Lock on June 23 for "Interchangeable decorative trim plate" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,848, issued on June 23, was assigned to Schlage Lock Co. LLC (Carmel, Ind.).

"Interchangeable decorative trim plate" was invented by Zachary P. Boomer (Indianapolis) and Mitchell T. Barbon (Carmel, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary rose assembly is configured for mounting to a door, and generally includes a cover plate, a mounting plate, and a releasable coupler. The cover plate includes a first opening sized and shaped to receive a spindle of a door hardware apparatus mounted to the door. The mounting plate includes a mounting area, a second opening, and a recessed portion. The mounting area is sized and shaped to rec...