ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,363,409, issued on July 15, was assigned to Event Capture Systems Inc. (Mint Hill, N.C.).

"Methods, systems, and devices for providing uniform illumination in the presense of floating airborne debris" was invented by Brian James Mock (Mint Hill, N.C.) and John Graves Larkin (Gastonia, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for providing illumination in harsh environments having airborne floating debris. In one embodiment, an illumination device includes an enclosure having a pinhole and a light source positioned within the enclosure. The light source is configured to provide illumination ex...