ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,343, issued on July 22, was assigned to Matthew Hartley (Arvada, Colo.).

"Lighting fixtures with improved lighting components" was invented by Matthew Hartley (Arvada, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing improved lighting components for a lighting element. A lighting element might include a cover. The cover might include a wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The cover might further include one or more voids located between the outer surface and the inner surface of the wall. The cover and voids may be formed via one or more three-dimensional ("3D") printing proc...