ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,181, issued on June 3, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Agent safety apparatus and method" was invented by Pirammanayagam Nallaperumal (Hyderabad, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lockbox security system includes a lockbox that has a lockable compartment. The lockbox includes a wireless communications device and a stored program configured to provide access to the lockable compartment in response to a wireless signal. A security device includes a wireless security communication device and a stored distress program configured to activate an alert upon receipt of a distress signal."
The patent was ...