ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,688,542, issued on July 21, was assigned to SafeEVAC Inc. (Evansville, Ind.).

"Security system" was invented by Michael Joseph Day (Evansville, Ind.), Michael Lynn Sandefur (Evansville, Ind.) and Patrick Joseph Boarman (Evansville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for providing security to building occupants include a plurality of smart exit signs positioned at locations in or around a secure area to be monitored. Input devices contained in the smart exit signs are configured to be receptive to sensory activity within the secure area. The system further includes a master controller configured to analyze input signa...