ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,343, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY FENESTRATION LLC (Rochester, N.Y.).
"Casement window lock bar" was invented by Peter Minter (Reno, Nev.) and Mark Jones (Reno, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking assembly for a casement window including a frame having an elongated surface, comprising a tie bar guide adapted to be mounted on the window frame surface, the tie bar guide having first and second receiving grooves for slideably receiving segments of a tie bar in a tongue and groove manner, and a tie bar adapted to slide axially in a direction parallel to the window frame surface and having a partially curved pro...