ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,281, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Spectrum Brands Inc. (Middleton, Wis.).

"Aquarium system with controlable light and methods" was invented by Joe Flora (Simi Valley, Calif.), John Edward Fox Jr. (Blacksburg, Va.), Joseph Roark (Riner, Va.) and Chad Robbins (Moorpark, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aquarium system includes an aquarium tank arrangement and a light source. The light source has a controllable output of colored light projecting into the aquarium tank arrangement. The light source can provide a cycle of projecting light of at least two different colors."

The patent was filed on Oct. 18, 2024, under Appl...