ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,643, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Feit Electric Co. Inc. (Pico Rivera, Calif.).
"Twist and lock mounting bracket" was invented by Alan Barry Feit (Encino, Calif.) and Brian Halliwell (Pico Rivera, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A twist-and-lock mounting bracket may secure a lighting fixture to a mounting surface. The twist-and-lock mounting bracket may define an aperture having features corresponding to the shape of a twist-and-lock element disposed on a housing of a lighting fixture. Accordingly, the twist-and-lock element may be configured to extend through the aperture while the corresponding features of the twist-and...