US Patent Issued to O'Reilly Winship on June 3 for "Electrical outlet cover with integrated lighting with connectivity" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,910, issued on June 3, was assigned to O'Reilly Winship LLC (Dallas).

"Electrical outlet cover with integrated lighting with connectivity" was invented by Michael O'Reilly (Dallas) and Donnye Winship (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting device and system having a faceplate and a backplate. The faceplate or the backplate may have an arm or a set of arms having electrical conductors to connect or couple to the electrical contact points of an outlet, plug, or switch. The operational modes may be in an emergency lighting mode and a nightlight mode. The voltage source can be connected to a light source or sensor through the co...