ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,233, issued on May 27, was assigned to Phaeton Manufacturing LLC (Nantong, China).
"Rod assembly for an umbrella" was invented by Xiong Luo (Nantong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod assembly for an umbrella comprises a rod and a lampshade assembly, the lampshade assembly comprises a lampshade and a light strip; the rod is a hollow tube with a recess extending lengthwise along the rod on the bottom surface of the rod for receiving and positioning the lampshade, the lampshade is a hollow tube and the light strip is arranged inside the lampshade. The rod and the lampshade are respectively an integral part formed integrally or...