ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,056, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to National Express Inc. (Norwalk, Conn.).
"Smartphone casing with LED flashlight" was invented by Jason Thomas Tunick (Easton, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smartphone casing with an LED flashlight unit and battery pack. The casing is sized to partially encapsulate the shell of a smartphone. The back wall includes an LED light unit coupled to a battery pack. An LED activation button provides a direct coupling between the battery pack and the LED light unit. The power pack independently stores electrical power in its lithium-ion pack. There are 5 sequential modes. The first three modes in...