ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,617, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to WedgeTLS LLC (Ketchum, Idaho).

"Door lock assembly for a dwelling" was invented by Robby A. Marsh (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Eric Jadallah (Ketchum, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door assembly is provided having a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a head portion, a first latch housing, a second latch housing, a latch hub, and a hub cradle. The latch housings both define a respective opening. The hub cradle defines a recess offset from a center of the hub cradle. The hub cradle is positioned between the latch housings, and the latch hub is positioned in the hub cradle so th...