ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,639, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Area light" was invented by Crystal G. Young (Towson, Md.), James B. Watson (Baltimore), Gabriel E. Concari (Eldersburg, Md.), Jesse P. Hill (Baltimore), Keith Moore (Towson, Md.), Geoffrey S. Howard (Columbia, Md.) and Jonathan Kirkpatrick (Baldwin, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An area light is provided including a housing defining a central axis having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a side portion; a cover mounted on the first end of the housing; a light module disposed on the first end of the housing, the light module co...