ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,683, issued on April 7, was assigned to ABA Locks International Co. Ltd. (New Taipei City, Taiwan).

"Anti-vandal combination rotary lock" was invented by Miko Lee (New Taipei City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-vandal combination rotary lock has a lock casing sleeving a front cover outside the lock casing, a lock core seat mounted in the lock casing, and a combination lock assembly and a clutch assembly mounted on the lock core seat. The clutch assembly can selectively connect or separate the lock core seat and a lock tongue. The user must first adjust the combination lock assembly to an unlocked state, and then holds...