ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,450,676, issued on Oct. 21.

"Fire service and equipment inspection test and maintenance system and method" was invented by David Sean Capps (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for documenting, monitoring, testing, inspecting, maintaining, and using fire equipment located at facilities including people, organizations, and properties as a part of users, places, and tools. The system and method operate via at least one computer, network, and user interface wherein the organization of data about users, places, and tools allows a user to assess the state and changes in states of users, places, and tools from which to...