ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,113, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Kristopher J. Hasinoff (Winnipeg, Canada).
"Oil pan drain plug with locking feature" was invented by Lorne E. Hasinoff (Winnipeg, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain plug for an engine collection pan has an external screw portion forming a threaded connection with the collection pan and a catch formed on the plug body. A lock ring axially slides on the plug body between a released position in which the lock ring does not interfere with rotation of the plug body relative to the collection pan to release the threaded connection and a locked position connected between the catch on the pl...