ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,062, issued on March 18, was assigned to Mach Built LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).

"Vehicle light and mounting assembly" was invented by Michael Wayne Teague (Tulsa, Okla.), Connor Michael Teague (Tulsa, Okla.) and Gregory Royce Rex (Tulsa, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention disclosed herein is directed to a vehicle light and mounting assembly that extends the functionality of light brackets and housings by allowing commonly used accessories to be removably attached to a vehicle by other method, means, and in other locations. The vehicle light and mounting assembly includes a light housing assembly and a mounting assembly. The ...