US Patent Issued to Wall Control on June 3 for "Anti-theft perforated wall board lock" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,161, issued on June 3, was assigned to Wall Control Inc. (Tucker, Ga.).

"Anti-theft perforated wall board lock" was invented by Richard Joseph Grove (Loganville, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel lock assembly securely attaches an object to a perforated wall board panel. The panel lock assembly comprises a pin that hooks through an opening in the panel, a brace that fits over the pin next to the panel, and a lock that fits through an opening in the pin. The lock prevents removal of the brace from the pin, which prevents removal of the pin from the panel. Objects can be secured by the lock to secure the object to the pin and t...