ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,617, issued on March 4, was assigned to MOMA PRODUCTS PTY LTD (Australia).
"Portable light stand" was invented by Michael Jarvis (Canning Vale, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fillable base for a portable light stand, the base including: a hollow structure made from moulded plastics material, the hollow structure having an upper portion and a lower portion with a generally circular footprint. The lower portion of the hollow structure has a substantially vertical cylindrical outer side wall, and the upper portion of the hollow structure has a conical outer side wall. The conical outer side wall has an outer edge extending f...