ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,392, issued on March 24.

"Locakable ISOFIX connection device and method of securing an object to a vehicle seat" was invented by David Reign Wilks Jr. (Tillamook, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ISOFIX connection device is provided herein which has a lock that prevents the release of the adjustment mechanism of the ISOFIX latch in the ISOFIX mechanism. By employing a key, a user can engage a keyed latch to block the components of the adjustment mechanism from being squeezed together, thus, preventing the disengagement of the ISOFIX latch. The ISOFIX connection device can prevent undesired removal of the object by a child or t...