ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,490, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Fidlock GmbH (Hannover, Germany).
"Magnetic-mechanical closure device" was invented by Michael Schroder (Bad Wildungen, Germany) and Breido Botkus (Hannover, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure device includes a first closure part, which includes a base element and at least one closure element movably arranged on the base element with a form-fitting portion arranged thereon, and a second closure part, which includes an engagement element with an engagement portion formed thereon. In an open position of the closure device the first closure part and the second closure part are separa...