ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,563, issued on June 17, was assigned to Lokar Inc..
"Hood pin with interrupter switch" was invented by Kevin Steven Ford (Knoxville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle hood pin apparatus is disclosed which contains an outer housing with holes to accept a cotter pin or other self-locking device, an inner pin with holes that can mate with the holes on the outer housing, and an electric switch attached to the housing to communicate signals to the vehicle, and in mechanical connection with the inner pin. By mating the holes in the inner pin with the holes in the outer housing and inserting the cotter pin or other self-locking...