ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,300, issued on Nov. 4.
"Light conduit multifunction light" was invented by John J Burke (Tampa, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunction total internal reflection (TIR) and partially frustrated TIR device is disclosed, comprising a light source, light source driver, high-speed light sensor, programmable microcontroller, information storage device, and a light conduit. The device uses a bidirectional light conduit to convey light both from the light source to an emission point and for conduction of ambient light back to the light sensor. The high-speed light sensor detects ambient near infrared light. A dark flash operation ...