ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,671, issued on July 28.

"Emergency response locker" was invented by Nicholas Klementowicz III (Hillsborough, N.J.) and John A. Dapkins Jr. (Pt. Pleasant, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emergency response kit comprises an enclosure for storage having an operational front open end and a rear closed end, the enclosure being defined by a base, lateral walls, a back wall, and a rooftop. The kit comprises a door pivoted at said operational front end to one of the lateral walls using an attachment means, which facilitates movement of the door between an open position and a closed position to provide access to an inside of the enclos...