ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,110, issued on March 31, was assigned to TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan).

"Outer assembly of electric lock" was invented by Shih-Min Lu (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outer assembly of an electric lock includes an input module, a carrying base, a bottom case, and an outer case. The input module is configured to receive a user input. The carrying base is configured to support the input module. The bottom case has a plurality of engaging structures. The outer case has a front panel and a side wall bent relative to the front panel, and the side wall is formed with a plurality of r...