ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,305, issued on July 22, was assigned to CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK INC. (New York).

"Gas valve lock out device" was invented by Garry Dossous (Suffern, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas valve lock for a gas valve including a valve body having a first projection and a second projection, and a valve actuator. The gas valve lock includes a first locking element and a second locking element. The first locking element and the second locking element include a body portion having a semi-annular side portion that extends about a portion of the valve body and a cover portion that is formed with the semi-annular side porti...