ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,002, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Vision Industries Group Inc. (Somerset, N.J.).

"Multi-point locking system for patio doors, French doors/windows, large casement windows, and the like" was invented by Luke Liang (Somerset, N.J.), Glen Paesano (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) and Sachin Khatri (Kendall Park, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock incudes: a housing, cover, first and second locking members, a rocker arm and driving member. First and a second flanges on each of the housing and cover form respective tracks that are aligned. Flanges of the first and second locking members slide in first and second portions of the t...