ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,666, issued on May 13, was assigned to Scorpion Security Products Inc. (Vestal, N.Y.).

"Convertible security apparatus" was invented by Franklyn W. Gulick Jr. (Vestal, N.Y.), Gary R. Page (Chenango Forks, N.Y.) and Patrick McEwen (Greene, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security apparatus includes an anchoring member removably coupled to a display surface and defining a cavity with one or more securing elements positioned in the cavity. It further includes a security assembly removably coupled to the anchoring member and comprising a guide with one or more securing element engagement members, a first extension assembly, and a s...