ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,206, issued on Jan. 27.

"Waterproof light bulb assembly" was invented by Steven James Selak (Pasadena, Calif.) and Henning Zieger (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waterproof light bulb assembly implements a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for use in light fixture in an outdoor or wet environment. The light bulb assembly includes a clear plastic bulb shell which used a threaded portion to mate to a bulb cap. The bulb cap includes a passage to receive a light emitting assembly having a direct current (DC) connector. The light emitting assembly includes the plurality of LEDs and a printed circuit board. The l...