ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,773, issued on July 8.
"Illuminated walking assistance apparatus" was invented by Ray Winn (Glendora, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminated walking assistance apparatus is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides an elongated staff having a ground-engaging tip portion at a first end and a handle at an opposing second end. The staff provides a light pipe positioned proximal the tip portion and having a light-emitting member disposed therein to selectively illuminate the ground proximal the tip portion. The staff further provides a pilot light positioned in the handle which is always on so as to facil...