ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,917, issued on June 16, was assigned to ARRIS Enterprises LLC (Horsham, Pa.).

"Securing devices for containers and other structures" was invented by Keith E. Sibley (North Wales, Pa.), Jamie J. Swift (Levittown, Pa.), Julio Cesar Ayala Vera (Apodaca, Mexico), Carlos Paul Gonzalez Inda (Guadalupe, Mexico) and Hector J. Hevia (Apodaca, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Securing devices are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the securing device includes a threaded member movably attached to a first structure. The securing device additionally includes a receptacle attached to a second structure. The receptacle defines an opening...