ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,313, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to D & D Design and Manufacturing Inc. (Oklahoma City).
"Lock" was invented by Robin D. Davidson (Wheatland, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock comprising a housing, a plunger, a locking member, a locking plate, and a control assembly. The housing having an internal cavity, a recess, and a bore. The plunger is disposed in the bore and is slidable between a closed position wherein a second end of the plunger is positioned in the internal cavity and an intermediate portion of the plunger extends across the recess, and an open position wherein the plunger is withdrawn from the internal cavit...