US Patent Issued to InVue Security Products on July 15 for "Merchandise security system" (North Carolina, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,804, issued on July 15, was assigned to InVue Security Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Merchandise security system" was invented by Christopher Richard Helman (Charlotte, N.C.), Kyle Baker (Lancaster, S.C.), Jonathon D. Phillips (Fort Mill, S.C.), Daniel G. Dugas (Charlotte, N.C.), Michael R. Johnston (Waxhaw, N.C.), Daniel C. Symons (Waxhaw, N.C.), A. Reneau Van Landingham Jr. (Gastonia, N.C.) and Eric Brutke (Tega Cay, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention are directed to security systems for securing an item of merchandise from theft or unauthorized removal. For example, the security system may...