ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,773, issued on April 22.
"Lighting system" was invented by Joel A. Nichols (Columbia City, Ind.) and Dominic Picciuto (Crestview Hills, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting system includes a lighting device arranged to attach to a vehicle. The lighting device includes at least two ultraviolet lights and at least one sensor. The sensor determines whether any of at least two areas or zones adjacent to the lighting device are poorly visibly illuminated and/or occupied by personnel, and illuminates these areas or zones with ultraviolet light. The lighting system is configured to operate in conjunction with existing emergency visi...