ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,008, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Schneider Electric USA Inc. (Boston).
"Digital LOTO" was invented by Kevin M. Jefferies (Raleigh, N.C.), Benjamin W. Edwards (Rolesville, N.C.), Matthew L. White (Cary, N.C.) and Alan E. Freeman (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system are provided facilitating worker safety in an electrical system. In the method and system, a request is received from a user to perform a lockout/tagout (LOTO) for equipment in the electrical system. An isolation device(s) is identified for electrically isolating the equipment from an electrical energy source(s) in the electrical system. ...