ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,102, issued on July 8, was assigned to Bass Pro Intellectual Property LLC (Springfield, Mo.).
"Light emitting handle" was invented by Rick Huddleston (Yellville, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light emitting handle provides illumination for the area around a boat trailer. The light emitting handle can be placed on a handle tube that is attached to the boat trailer or to steps on the boat trailer. The light emitting handle includes a handle body and a battery holder within the handle body. The handle body includes light sources that emit light into the ambient area. An interior surface of the handle body and an exterior surface ...