ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,152, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Guest Precision Machining Inc. (Hull, Ga.).
"Security device" was invented by Glenn Allen Guest (Hull, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security device that can be activated or deactivated on the interior side of a door or window or other passageway barricade, and that can be activated or deactivated on the exterior side of the door with a special mechanism, such as a key, tool, transmitter, etc. The security device may be mounted to the hinge-side of a door, the knob-side of a door or in a scenario that includes a non-mullion double door, to the two adjoining portions of the doors at the m...