ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,499, issued on April 22, was assigned to ABUS August Bremicker Sohne KG (Wetter-Volmarstein, Germany).
"Holder for a portable lock" was invented by Marcus Kuchler (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder for a portable lock, which has a lock body having a locking mechanism and a spring-loaded button, has at least a first holding section and a second holding section that is disposed opposite the first holding section with respect to a reception space for the lock body, wherein the first and second holding sections are configured to engage around the lock body, when inserted into the holder along an introduction direction, at a f...