ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,851, issued on June 23.
"Lock protection device, system, and method" was invented by Angel Ernest Cordova (Aurora, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock protection device, system and method that stymies thieves from tampering with a target lock of a cage is disclosed. The lock protection device provides a lock bar extending from a shield box fixed to one side of the cage, through the cage by way of an anchor plate, and through and into a lock shield fixed to another side of the case. A distal end of the lock bar projects into a lock area defined by the lock shield, wherein the target lock occupies the lock area while being coll...