ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,559, issued on May 20, was assigned to VSI LLC (Green Bay, Wis.).
"Catalytic converter locking device and assembly" was invented by Jason W. Lindsley (De Pere, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention comprises a number of layered stainless steel plates, a plurality of bolts and tamper-resistant screws, and a length of cable. A temporary bolt head holder can be included to keep the bolt heads in place. The plates can be held apart by a plurality of springs temporarily placed between the plates. The cable is then wrapped around the catalytic converter and threaded between openings between the plates. After this, the b...