ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,994, issued on Aug. 11.
"Remote deployment safety system and deterrent devices" was invented by Christopher Cochran (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deterrent device including a front surface having plurality of openings, a cap unit including a spray nozzle inserted into at least one opening, a camera position at the center of the front surface, at least one speaker on the front surface, at least one microphone on the front surface, and a control unit that monitors the camera and provides an audible sound when motion is detected and sprays fluid from at least one nozzle if motion is detected after the audible tone is ...