ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,530, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Linhai Zhongtian Electronic Appliance co.,ltd (Taizhou, China).

"External lamp structure" was invented by Shimin Jin (Taizhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An external lamp structure includes a light strip and two first fixing structures. The light strip is integrally formed or detachably connected with the two first fixing structures. The two first fixing structures are sleevedly provided on both ends of the light strip, respectively. The two first fixing structures are configured to mount the light strip on an umbrella structure."

The patent was filed on Oct. 15, 2024, under Applicat...