ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,742, issued on July 14.

"Programable alarm assembly for emergency activation devices" was invented by Louis J Finkle (Lakewood, Ukraine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A programmable safety cover system for protecting an emergency activation device is provided. The system comprises a housing having a cover and a base, and an alarm assembly featuring a programmable controller. A user-actuatable element allows for the initiation of a software-defined grace period, suppressing the alarm during installation or maintenance. The controller is field-programmable, allowing for customization of alarm parameters such as duration, sound and ligh...