ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,512, issued on March 24, was assigned to Rimgard Sweden AB (Solna, Sweden).
"Universal fastening lock" was invented by Marcus Ekstrom (Stockholm) and Lars Ivarsson (Hagersten, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Universal fastening lock comprises fastening element having crown and shaft with threaded inner or outer surface, lock housing, and key operatable cylinder lock with a latch. The shaft is configured to fasten the fastening lock to a stud or a bore on a fastening surface. The crown has a cavity with an access to a drive at its bottom. The cavity is configured rotatably and connectably receive the lock housing by retention r...