ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,119, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Asher Levine Inc. (Los Angeles).

"Method, system, and apparatus for illuminating designer smart accessories" was invented by Asher Levine (Los Angeles), Tyson Tabbert (Los Angeles), Christian Smith (Encinitas, Calif.) and John Stump (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus, system, and method embodiments are disclosed for illuminating clothing, fashion accessories, and other items using diffusion and reflection of light from a light source. A fashion accessory can include a diffusion layer to provide a unique visual appearance from the light source based on the diffusion ...