US Patent Issued to Dodge Industrial on July 21 for "Locking plate for a fastener arrangement" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,192, issued on July 21, was assigned to Dodge Industrial Inc. (Oxford, Conn.).

"Locking plate for a fastener arrangement" was invented by Michael Dunn (Piedmont, S.C.) and Todd Reid (Mauldin, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking plate for a locking arrangement includes a body that is defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface that is opposite the first planar surface. The body has an arcuate shape that extends from a first lateral end to a second lateral end and extends from a radially inward facing edge to a radially outward facing edge. A single elongated curved opening extends through the body from the ...