US Patent Issued on July 28 for "Syringe and related methods" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,946, issued on July 28.

"Syringe and related methods" was invented by Thomas Fraher (Wilmington, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminated syringe comprising a hollow tubular plunger housing containing a printed circuit board assembly with an LED at its forward tip, a centrally located battery, and an activation switch accessible through a rear access hole in the plunger butt. A translucent cap is ultrasonically welded over the open front end of the plunger housing to seal the PCB and distribute light orthogonally through both the cap and the syringe body. A transparent rubber plunger provides a fluid-tight seal between th...