ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,262, issued on May 5.
"Automotive element theft prevention device" was invented by Mavis Shaw (Edmonton, Canada) and Tamara Dolinsky (Edmonton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-theft device configured to be installed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the vehicle wherein the present invention inhibits access to the area underneath the vehicle. The anti-theft device includes a first rail member and a second rail member that are identically constructed and deployed on opposing sides of the vehicle. The first rail member and second rail member include upper longitudinal support members and lower longitudinal suppor...