ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,809, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Belgravia Wood Ltd. (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

"LED light string with transparent and opaque coatings" was invented by Chi Yin Alan Leung (Apleichau, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting apparatus can include a first component wire, a second component wire, a return wire, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). A first respective end of the first component wire and the second component wire are electrically connected. The first component wire and the second component each include a plurality of breaks, dividing each one of the component wires into individual segments. A secon...