ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,790, issued on July 22.

"Deployable multiple lighting system for residential and commercial interior photography and method thereof" was invented by Matthew Ross (Saginaw, Texas) and Jennie Edgerton (Saginaw, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deployable multiple lighting system for residential and commercial interior photography and method thereof are disclosed. System and method include the use of multiple-off camera, synced, battery operated flashes mounted to adjustable height light stands to photograph a residential or building interior, thereby creating a desirable look providing consistent, natural-looking diffused lightin...