ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,387, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Altevac LLC (Boca Raton, Fla.).
"Emergency escape slide incorporated into exit" was invented by Blair White (Huntersville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emergency escape mechanism is disclosed. A deployable and inflatable slide is located proximate the exit door of a building. When the alarm switch on the alarm box next to the door is set to unlock the door may be opened and a chute or slide falls out to the exterior of the building. A mercury switch or the like is activated as the uninflated slide tilts out which activates an inflation means, preferably a compressed gas cylinder or the ...