ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,125, issued on May 27, was assigned to David Shipley (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Nestainer closure system" was invented by Kraig Hiland (Maysville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nestainer closure assembly includes a cable closure assembly, a magnetic latch retainer and cable attachments. A cable closure assembly includes a cable fixed to a support of a nestainer and a latch end having a latch thereon for detachable attachment to a cable attachment that is attached to a support located on an opposing side of the loading opening. The cable extends across the loading opening from the fixed end to the latch end latched in a closed confi...