ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,090, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to L&L Candle Co. LLC (Brea, Calif.).
"Electric lighting devices" was invented by Douglas Patton (Irvine, Calif.), James LaBelle (Orange, Calif.) and Jeffrey Thompson (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various components for artificial candles and other lighting devices are described that can be used to create a realistic flame effect in the devices. The devices include a flame element that extends upwardly from a housing. A light source can be disposed with respect to the flame element such that the flame element is illuminated. A variety of drive mechanisms could be dispose...