ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,347, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Research & Design Innovations LLC (Branford, Conn.).

"Illuminated accessory assembly for motorized vessels and method of mounting the same" was invented by Donald Terry Allen (Madison, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminated accessory device and method for mounting the same on a surface of a motorized vessel. A fastener or post is integral with or connected to a mounting surface of the accessory device having an opening therein, wherein the fastener or post has a channel extending along a length thereof and wherein the channel is aligned with an enclosed channel of the accessory dev...