ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,961, issued on Aug. 11.
"System and method for providing an illuminating, visual indication of a specific physical location and situation" was invented by Michael Bernard Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for providing an illuminating, visual indication of a specific physical location or situation includes a location and situational information indicator device, which includes an electrical power source, at least one activation switch operable by a user, at least one light emitter configured to emit light responsively to operation of the activation switch(es), and a housing containing the light emitter(s...