ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,046, issued on July 21, was assigned to Guangzhou Hanex Hardware and Electronics Ltd. (Guangzhou, China).
"Double-ring electronic anti-theft lock" was invented by Chi Wai Wong (Guangzhou, China) and Tsz Cheve Wong (Guangzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A double-ring electronic anti-theft lock includes: an iron chain having a first state and a second state; a slider lock rod set on the iron chain; a locking assembly set at one end of the iron chain; an iron ring set at the end of the iron chain away from the locking assembly. When the iron chain is in the first state, the locking assembly does not contact the slider lock rod...