US Patent Issued to Schlage Lock on Oct. 20 for "Deadbolt assembly" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,198, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Schlage Lock Co. LLC (Carmel, Ind.).

"Deadbolt assembly" was invented by Matthew S. Graham (Noblesville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example system includes a deadbolt assembly including a housing, a traveler positioned in the housing, and a bolt including a ramp arm engaged with the traveler. The housing may include a first deadlocking component, and the traveler may include a second deadlocking component. The bolt is movable between a distal extended position and a proximal retracted position. When the bolt is pushed in the distal direction by an external force, the ramp arm urges ...