ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,742, issued on Aug. 26.
"Motorcycle theft prevention device" was invented by Raymond Delreal Franco (North Las Vegas, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a motorcycle theft prevention system that comprises a tilt switch and a control circuit. After the user installed the present invention, the control circuit stays in the deactivated state until the motorcycle is oriented to a different angle. When the motorcycle is oriented to a different angle, the control circuit activates the horn and light source to warn the user of possible theft."
The patent was filed on Aug. 25, 2021, under Application No. 17/412,061...