US Patent Issued to ACCO Brands on Aug. 18 for "Security apparatus having a removable plunger" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,920, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to ACCO Brands Corp. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).

"Security apparatus having a removable plunger" was invented by Wilson S. Tse (Burnaby, Canada), James Kao (Fremont, Calif.) and Michael D. Otsuka (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security apparatus for a portable electronic device includes a lock body, an engagement member supported by the lock body, and a lock tip configured to selectively engage the portable electronic device. The lock tip is movable by the engagement member between an engaged position, in which the lock tip is secured to the portable electronic device, and an disenga...