ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,687, issued on July 14, was assigned to ABL IP Holding LLC (Atlanta).

"Lighting fixture" was invented by Matthew Schubert (Roselle, Ill.) and Kyle Michael Bradd (Park Ridge, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceiling fixture may include an enclosure, a light source, at least a portion of the light source is received within the enclosure, and a fire mitigation system coupled to the enclosure. The fire mitigation system may include a plate moveably disposed within the enclosure, a spring arm having an enclosure coupling end and a plate coupling end, the enclosure coupling end coupled to the enclosure and the plate coupling end coupl...