ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,979, issued on May 13, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).

"Replaceable and reversible light engine with positive locking and safety stopper" was invented by Anzar Pandurang Rade (Pune, India), Adarsh Mishra (Pune, India), Christopher G. Henley (Pittsburg, Pa.), Virginia Marie Merriam (Clay, N.Y.) and Ryan Howard Karr (Syracuse, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light engine for a floodlight includes a first subassembly for light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a second subassembly providing a housing for a driver. The first subassembly includes upper and lower mounting hinge arms at one side and the second subassem...