US Patent Issued to Streamlight on Oct. 7 for "Flashlight assembly with rotary switch and body enclosing sealed subframe" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,867, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Streamlight Inc. (Eagleville, Pa.).

"Flashlight assembly with rotary switch and body enclosing sealed subframe" was invented by Jonathan R. Sharrah (Phoenixville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting device comprising a light source, a power source, a switch assembly, a subframe having an interior volume and a sealing surface that surrounds a first opening in the subframe, the interior volume of the subframe being sized to receive the power source, a membrane that seals to the sealing surface of the subframe, and a vent that acts to prevent liquids from entering the interior volume of th...