ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,353, issued on Nov. 25.
"Protective device for an element to be secured" was invented by Frederic Ramseyer (Courtedoux, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective device for protecting an element that is to be made more secure includes: a cage forming a frame for bearing against a support surrounding the element that is to be secured, the cage including fixing and/or anchoring means for attaching the cage to the support; inside the cage, at least a first shutoff means for shutting off the element that is to be made more secure; and security systems to be triggered upon an attack made on the first shutoff means. The first...