ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,643, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Ikan International LLC (Houston).

"High wattage power over ethernet illumination fixtures" was invented by James Yuan Tian (Sugar Land, Texas) and Kevin Lu (Richmond, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The techniques described herein relate to methods and apparatus for a power over Ethernet (PoE) light for media applications. The PoE light includes a light, wherein the light requires a wattage of at least 30 watts for proper operation. The PoE light includes a processor configured to control the light. The PoE light includes a port in electrical communication with the processor, wherein the p...