ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,211, issued on July 29, was assigned to Seasons 4 Inc. (Toano, Va.).

"System and method for providing lighting for various venues" was invented by Jason Loomis (Decatur, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and associated methods relate to a lighting system configured to be suspended overhead between two supporting structures. A tensile force will be imparted to the lighting system as a consequence of suspending the lighting system overhead. The lighting system can include one or more lighting sections connected end to end. Each of the lighting sections has a structural support cable and a light string coupled thereto. Each o...