ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,320, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY LLC (Los Alamos, N.M.).

"Lockout tool assembly for automatic closing fire-rated roll up doors" was invented by Reed Richard Figley (Los Alamos, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lockout tool assembly for locking open a roll-up door that automatically closes without power is provided. A lockout tool assembly may include a lockout tool member, a first lockout plate, and a second lockout plate. The lockout plate may each define a receiving recess, such that when the first lockout plate and the second lockout plate are installed inverse to one another in a closed lockout...