ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,360, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Canny Systems LLC (Mansfield, Texas).

"Lighting shingle clip" was invented by Stacy L. Kennedy (Mansfield, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip for a light bulb comprises a clip base and separately formed socket. The clip base comprises a baseplate with top and bottom surfaces, and a clip arm extending over the baseplate top surface. The socket comprises a socket base with socket base top and bottom sides, and a plurality of fingers positioned on the socket base top side. A receptacle is formed between the plurality of fingers and the socket base top side, that is sized and shaped to rec...