ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,299, issued on April 22.

"Rechargeable baseball core" was invented by Tianpei Tang (Zhangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rechargeable baseball core is provided, which includes a luminous ball and a cover covering a surface of the luminous ball. The luminous ball includes a housing, a luminous component, and a battery component. The luminous component is provided on the housing and configured for luminescent. The battery component includes a battery shell and a battery module. The battery shell is fixedly provided on the housing and is made of fire-resistant material. The battery shell is provided with a protection chamber...