US Patent Issued on June 23 for "Fire safety light" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,866, issued on June 23.

"Fire safety light" was invented by Roen William Lenz (Adel, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is disclosed comprising a smoke detector, a transmitter, several fire safety lights, and control circuitry, mounted on or near the bottom rail of interior and exterior doors along exit paths within the living space. The fire safety lights on all doors along an exit path are wired together and illuminate during a fire in response to a trigger signal from the control circuit to provide a viable exit path for the occupants. The fire safety lights along the exit paths of the living space provide for faster eva...