ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,811, issued on Dec. 9.
"Tool with integrated light" was invented by Joseph Samuel Anderson (Mojave Valley, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool apparatus for use in and selective illumination of a working area, the apparatus having a head defining a working end of the apparatus, the head having a head body and at least one leg extending distally from the head body and configured for functional use, the head body having a distally-opening head bore, a handle, a shaft interconnecting the head at a distal end of the shaft and the handle at an opposite proximal end of the shaft, and a light operably installed in the head so as to b...