ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,406, issued on July 22, was assigned to COMMUNITY ADAPTATION LLC (Red Lodge, Mont.).

"Multi-mode security state system" was invented by Walter D. Clapp (Red Lodge, Mont.), Donald H. Clapp (El Campo, Texas) and Robert Y. Seward (Fort Collins, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for generating solar power. In some examples, a solar unit can have multiple solar panels (and one or more non-solar panels), a set of hinges, and air driven cooling. The unit can be configured to couple the plurality of panels to one another in a geometric shape. In an example, a set of hinges can includ...