ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,721, issued on July 28, was assigned to SmartStall Inc. (Atlanta).
"Hands-free locking mechanism" was invented by Wynn Woodall Gamble (Atlanta) and Chase Maasdorp (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hands-free locking mechanism includes a locking component and a latching component. The locking component comprises a protruding element, a sensor, a controller and a motor. The protruding element comprises a spring configured to allow elastic movement of the protruding element into and out of the locking component. The elastic movement allows the locking mechanism to enter an unlocked and closed state when the protruding element is...