ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,477, issued on July 15, was assigned to VISION INDUSTRIES GROUP INC..

"Window sash lock configured for screwless snap-in installation onto a meeting rail" was invented by Luke Liang (Somerset, N.J.) and Glen Paesano (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sash lock housing enable screwless installation with respect to an opening in a sash window meeting rail, and includes a front, rear, and top walls. The top wall has a flat bottom surface. The rear wall includes first and second cantilevered ends, and a lip with a flat top surface being separated a small distance from the top wall's flat bottom surface that is c...