ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,778, issued on March 3, was assigned to Barrette Outdoor Living Inc. (Middleburg Heights, Ohio).
"Locking apparatus and system" was invented by Christopher Michael Schneider (Linwood, N.J.), Paige Barbara Moore (Absecon, N.J.) and Patrick Joseph Bertke (Mays Landing, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes one or more decorative screen panels configured at an initial position. The system also includes a locking and spacing apparatus positioned on an exterior portion of the one or more decorative screen panels. The spacer is positioned to receive a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is positioned on the locking and...