ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,962, issued on June 24, was assigned to Jem Accessories Inc. (Edison, N.J.).

"Multi-positional bar shaped light" was invented by Jennifer Garrett (Rahway, N.J.) and Elie Chemtob (Eatontown, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-positional bar shaped light assembly includes a rear housing defining an interior and an open front. The housing further has a rear wall defining two identical sets of mounting holes therethrough, one at a midpoint of the housing and a second set at one end of the housing. The second set being oriented at a right angle with respect to the first set. A printed circuit assembly is mounted within the rear h...