ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,234, issued on Oct. 27.
"Illuminated flag" was invented by Thomas George Ference (Essex Junction, Vt.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminated flag, the flag includes a first layer of flag, a second layer of flag and a spacer separating the first and second flag layers to form an optical cavity between the first and second flag layers. A light source is contained within the optical cavity to illuminate the first and second layers. A light distribution element between the light source and layers of the flag distributes the light uniformly upon the inside of the layers. This illumination from within the flag provides a substantial...