ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,619,089, issued on May 5.

"Rainbow projector and method for producing rainbow light" was invented by Stephen Figlewski (Montclair, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment of this invention regards the production and projection of rainbow colors from sunlight or an alternative light source, and more particularly, the production and projection of a multicolored rainbow patch of light onto a chosen target, such as a ceiling or wall, an object, or any other target. A prism receives a lightstream either directly or by reflection from a mirror. The lightstream enters the prism at a specific angle and is refracted, emerging as a rainbow...