ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,113, issued on July 8, was assigned to License Plate Safe LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Vehicle mounted safe" was invented by Hamid Charoosaie (Phoenix), Ryan Orton (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Robert J Guyser (Niles, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is embodied in a vehicle mounted safe that also can be used as a license plate frame. This invention provides a safe and hidden method to hide car key and small valuables outside the cabin of the vehicle. This is particularly advantageous on an outdoor adventure where it is not desirable to carry car keys (surfing, hiking, running, snowboarding, car-rental, car-sharing, etc.) or...