ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,886, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to VISION INDUSTRIES GROUP INC. (Somerset, N.J.).

"Forced entry resistant sash lock also configured to snap into the meeting rail of the sash window" 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 forced-entry-resistant sash lock includes a housing, shaft/handle member, cam member, and secondary cam. When the cam member is in the unlocked position, rotating the shaft causes secondary cam rotation initially being independent of the cam member, and subsequently the secondary cam's first contact surface contacts the cam memb...