ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,373, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Sean Michael Owen Griffiths (Ontario, Calif.).

"Laser device and system" was invented by Michael Griffiths (Kingston, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, methods, and systems for identifying a target location to an occupant are provided. The apparatus comprises a laser rotatably coupled to a body of the apparatus, and at least one sensor connected to the body. The at least one sensor is configured to detect an alarm, and when the at least one sensor detects the alarm, the laser is configured to emit a laser beam to indicate a target location to an occupant. The method for identif...