ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,347, issued on July 14, was assigned to CYCLESCP INC. (Hayward, Calif.).
"Secure vehicle locking" was invented by Jianhan Wang (Hayward, Calif.) and Brandyn Nishida (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus with a bicycle frame and rear wheel locking system working around a bicycle parking slot or rack is provided. The apparatus may include a container assembly, a block, an arm base, and adjustable arms to support locking for a limited range of bicycles by size. It may be mounted relatively permanently onto a strong flat surface and/or a bicycle slot or rack. It may allow one to lock both wheels and the frame of thei...