ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,151, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Brady Worldwide Inc. (Milwaukee).
"Valve lockout" was invented by Andrew N. Enger (Muskego, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lockout device can be used to secure a valve, a valve stem, or other control. The lockout device includes a cover having an internal cavity and an opening about the internal cavity, a cable that is flexible, a cable attachment point attached to the cover to which the cable is attached at its securable end, and a cable lockout module attached to the cover. The cable lockout module includes a cable engagement element having a cable-receiving pathway extending therethro...