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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Sargent Manufacturing Company, New Haven, CT (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Kilsdonk, Westford, MA (US);
Patrick Ryan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sargent Manufacturing Company, New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/16 (2006.01); E05B 17/22 (2006.01); H01H 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/163 (2013.01); E05B 17/22 (2013.01); H01H 1/44 (2013.01); H01H 2003/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door latch includes a latch bolt and strike plate capable of transferring electricity therebetween. The latch bolt and strike plate may each include one or more complementary electrical leads such that electrical power and/or electrical signals may flow between the complementary electrical leads, when the electrical leads are in contact with one another.