ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,406,556, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to InVue Security Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Merchandise display security systems and methods" was invented by Ethan Evan Wood (Charlotte, N.C.) and Wesley J. Blanchard (Fort Mill, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a security system includes at least one lock configured to protect one or more items from theft from the fixture, wherein the lock comprises a drive shaft configured to be moved between a latched position and an unlatched position, the fixture configured to be accessed in the unlatched position. The lock is configured t...