ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,519, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Outdoor luminaire, streetlight fixture and outdoor lighting system" was invented by Noud Johannes Fleuren (Baarlo, Netherlands), Rene Cornelis Reuser (Velp, Netherlands), Nicolaas Antonie Van Rijswijk (Oss, Netherlands), David Cavaliere (Prevost, Canada), Ronald Johannes Gelten (Geldriop, Netherlands) and Ties Van Bommel (Horst, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Outdoor luminaire (100) comprising a housing (130) with a light exit window (150), a mounting element (120), a lighting unit (160) with a light source (170) accommodated in the ho...