ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,518, issued on April 8, was assigned to Willis Electric Co. Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan).
"Tangle-resistant decorative lighting assembly" was invented by Johnny Chen (Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tangle-resistant decorative lighting assembly, comprising: a main portion including a plurality of wires and connectors, including first and second connectors and first and second lighted-extension portions extending transversely from the main portion. The first lighted extension portion including: a first connector configured to detachably connect to the first connector of the main portion, a first plurality of wires connected t...