ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,968, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Aspirating smoke detector discreet sample point" was invented by Kemal Ajay (Mount Waverley, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Smoke detection sample points and systems are described herein. One smoke detection sample point includes a body having a chamber formed within the body, a first air flow conduit formed within the body having two ends and the ends being open, to allow air to pass through the first air flow conduit between an area to be sampled and the chamber, and a second air flow conduit formed within the body having two ends wit...