ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,359, issued on May 13.

"Insect repellent light assembly and method of use" was invented by George C Nash (Temple, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is an insect repellent assembly comprising of a light source, a transparent container having a quantity of liquid, typically water, inside the container, and a mount that positions the light source so as to be approximately centered with a surface of the liquid, so that about half the light source is below the surface and the remaining half is above the surface. The amount of liquid is not important, other than it cannot fill the entire container. The container is c...