ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,008, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to HavenLock Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Locking apparatuses and a method of providing access control" was invented by Alexander Michael Bertelli (Nashville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing a locking apparatus for resisting movement of an openable element are described. The locking apparatus includes a mounting bracket, a central member, a stop plate, and a housing. The mounting bracket is couplable to the openable element. The central member is couplable to the mounting bracket and includes a body, an actuator, a lifting member coupled to the bod...