ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,818, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Unique Home Designs Inc. (Gilbert, Ariz.) and MESHTEC INTERNATIONAL Co. LTD. (Thailand).
"Security sliding barrier" was invented by David Neil Edlin (Chiang Mai, Thailand), Peter Syme Taylor (New Farm, Australia) and Lawrence Robert Chavez (Gilbert, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security sliding barrier with a sliding panel, a fixed panel, a latch channel, a lock, a strike plate, and an interlock assembly. The sliding panel is positioned between the latch channel and the fixed panel. The latch channel mounts to the frame distal to the fixed panel and the lock is mounted on the sliding ...