ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,231, issued on May 27, was assigned to L&L Candle Co. LLC (Brea, Calif.).
"Electric lighting devices" was invented by Douglas Patton (Irvine, 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 piece or element that extends upwardly from a body of the device. A light source can be disposed with respect to the flame piece such that the flame piece is illuminated. A variety of drive mechanisms could be disposed within the body of the device that can cause movement of the fl...