ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,655, issued on April 29, was assigned to Shenzhen Jiaxin Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Luminous ball" was invented by Penghui Xie (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A luminous ball includes a light-transmittance inner airbag, a light-transmittance outer surface layer, a light-emitting assembly and a cover body. The light-transmittance inner airbag defines an inflation space. An accommodating slot is provided in the light-transmittance inner airbag. The outer wall of the accommodating slot extending into the inflatable space from the outside. The light-transmittance outer surface layer is wrapped around an outer ...