ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,228, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to TRUTH HARDWARE Corp. (Owatonna, Minn.).
"Flex drive tie-bar window lock system" was invented by Brian Dallman (Owatonna, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tie bar fabricate from extruded or formed polymer material available in bulk rolls, and methods of fabrication for a tie bar assembly. The tie bar is custom cut from the bulk material to any desired length at a window assembly line, and is cut with saddles and apertures that match the locations of window locking points and drive locations to conform with window designs on the fly. Standard locking points and drive pins are fitted onto th...