ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,344, issued on July 14, was assigned to TEDEE IP SPOLKAZ OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (Warsaw, Poland).

"Driving device, in particular for controlling a lock equipped with a cylinder insert, a rotary housing of a driving device, and a toothed ring of a driving device" was invented by Artur Litwinski (Warsaw, Poland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A key turning device (1) is releasably engageable with a key (15) that is in engagement with the key cylinder (8) of a lock body (6). The device includes a mount ring (5) with a central opening (7) through which of the key extends, and an internal gear ring (9). A housing (3) is movably mou...