ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,885, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Renson Outdoor NV (Kruisem, Belgium).

"Magnetic locking system for a movable door or window" was invented by Stijn Colpaert (Oudenaarde, Belgium), Ruben Vandendriessche (Oudenaarde, Belgium) and Joost Benjamin Renaat De Frene (Waregem, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to means and methods for fixing a movable object, such as a door or window, to a frame. In particular, the present invention provides a magnetic locking system configured for releasably mounting a movable object to the frame."

The patent was filed on March 17, 2022, under Application No. 18/5...