ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,667, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to WILLO PRODUCTS COMPANY INC. (Decatur, Ala.).
"Tamper-resistant locking and notification system for detention cells" was invented by Matt P. Heinrich (Decatur, Ala.) and Brian S. Foss (Decatur, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking system that has an opening in a door adapted and arranged for receiving a lock bolt and a lock fixed in a wall for actuating a lock bolt adapting and arranged for being received by the opening in the door when the door is closed. Alternatively, the locking system is mounted on the exterior of the detention cell door and the adjacent exterior cell wall. The loc...