US Patent Issued to Fasteners for Retail on Sept. 15 for "Anti-theft device with cable attachment" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,132, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Fasteners for Retail Inc. (Twinsburg, Ohio).

"Anti-theft device with cable attachment" was invented by Brent Ewing (Roscoe, Ill.) and Chan Chor Man (Tai Po, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A theft detection device, for coupling to a merchandise product, includes a housing with a first end of a conductive strap attached to the housing. The housing has an opening for a second end of the conductive strap. The conductive strap secures the theft detection device to the product, and activated when the second end of the conductive strap is inserted into the opening. A light sensor, within t...