ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,286, issued on Aug. 19.

"Accident warning light" was invented by Jesus Ramirez (Cleburne, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accident warning light includes a post assembly and a warning light assembly and is used to monitor a roadway for accidents. The post assembly is further comprised of a post base, a support post, and a post mount and is used to support the warning light assembly. The warning light assembly is further comprised of a top cap, an electrical slot, an angled lip, a strobe socket, a strobe bulb, a strobe lens, and at least one sensor. The divider further has at least one aperture to connect the warning light ass...