ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,471, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Firebag S.r.l. (Rome).

"Emergency evacuation system, an emergency evacuation unit and operation method of such system" was invented by Matteo Spasiano (Rome).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emergency evacuation system from a building lying on a ground and having one or more windows, comprising at least two evacuation units, each comprising in turn support platform fixable to a frame of a respective window, a slide, having at least one module inflatable on command, wherein each slide has a first end coupled to the support platform on which it is installed, and a second free end, and wherein eac...