ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,232, issued on May 27, was assigned to SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Lighting system for emitting light comprising two connectable lighting modules, a lighting module, a method of operating a lighting module as well as a corresponding method" was invented by Remco Christianus Wilhelmus Leermakers (Tilburg, Netherlands) and Paul Joseph Maria Beerens (Weert, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting system for emitting light, the system comprising a first and a second lighting module as well as a plug for connecting the two lighting modules to each other, each lighting module comprises a housing, the housi...