US Patent Issued to OBYX SYSTEMS on Jan. 13 for "Plate lock device for blocking doors of cargo container" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,430, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to OBYX SYSTEMS LLC (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Plate lock device for blocking doors of cargo container" was invented by Mason George (Memphis, Tenn.) and Tyler S Smith (Collierville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include a plate lock device for blocking doors of a cargo container. The device includes a plate and a locking mechanism. The plate has a plate longitudinal axis, a first side, a second side, a first plate end portion, and a second plate end portion. The locking mechanism is located at the first plate end portion. The locking mechanism includes a shaft, a cam, and a...