US Patent Issued to Pelican Products on Oct. 14 for "Flashlight having multi-position head with downlight" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,494, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Pelican Products Inc. (Torrance, Calif.).

"Flashlight having multi-position head with downlight" was invented by John Edward Hanwell (Beverly Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flashlights and methods of use. A flashlight includes a body that defines a longitudinal axis and a head releasably attached to the body. The head includes a front light defining a first axis parallel to the longitudinal axis and a downlight defining a second axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A power source assembly disposed within the body comprises at least one battery disposed within a heat sink f...