ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,836, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Rim-Lock Innovations Pty Ltd. (Moranbah, Australia).
"Retention device and a method of use thereof" was invented by Joseph Kent Guinea (Moranbah, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a retention device and method of use thereof for fitting wheel rims. In one form, there is provided a retention device including: a body having a mounting end and an opposed outer end and defining a receiving opening extending from the mounting end at least partially towards the outer end, said receiving opening configured to at least partially receive the wheel stud therein; a ...