ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,945, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Anthro Form LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Chair or seat assembly with sensor and illumination" was invented by Steven DuFresne (Hartland, Wis.) and Kent Solberg (Whitefish Bay, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides a chair or seat assembly comprising a seat, a back support, and a support arm coupling the back support to the seat. The support arm comprises an illumination and control assembly. The illumination and control assembly comprises an illuminator, and a controller coupled to the illuminator. The illumination and control assembly further comprises an accelerometer, and the...