ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,894, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Emergency Technology Inc. (Hudsonville, Mich.).
"Smart adaptor assembly" was invented by Douglas V. Baker (Hudsonville, Mich.) and Michael Walma (Hudsonville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for a lighting assembly for a vehicle can include a housing assembly and a set of adaptors. Vehicles today are often limited to specific wiring harnesses or connection types based upon manufacturer. Each adaptor of the set of adaptors can include a different connection type. The adaptors are interchangeably connectable to the housing assembly in order to vary the connection type ...