ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,628, issued on May 12.

"Rotating license plate and registration sticker tag security locking device" was invented by Steve Parenti (Newark, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotating license plate and registration sticker tag security locking device ("locking device"), which has a renewal sticker theft prevention window locking device that is applicable for license plates which display such renewal stickers in an upper right corner of the license plates. The renewal sticker theft prevention window locking device has thick material, so as to prevent the burning of the sticker in the sun. There is a rod that connects the window lo...