ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,814, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Scorpion Security Products Inc. (Vestal, N.Y.).
"Shelf locking device" was invented by Franklyn W. Gulick Jr. (Vestal, N.Y.) and Gary R. Page (Chenango Forks, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelf locking device includes a body with forward and rearward facing surfaces. The rearward facing surface includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. A lock member is pivotally coupled to the rearward facing surface of the body and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion each include a first protrusion engagement surface and a second protrusio...