ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,210, issued on July 8, was assigned to Cross Innovations LLC (Cheyenne, Wyo.).

"Bed rail system" was invented by Shawn P. Higgins (Huizhou, China) and Ignacio Navarro De Corcuera (Larnaca, Cyprus).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure describes and illustrates improvements to bed rails, to include easier assembly and lighting features. An embodiment of a bed rail ships to a user in four primary structural pieces, eliminating complicated user assembly. The present disclosure also describes a light bar disposed within the bed rail, with various lighting features. The improvements and inventions discussed herein provide a better u...