ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,064, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to BMC LIGHTS LLC (Tampa, Fla.).

"Method and apparatus for attaching automotive lighting and other accessories" was invented by Brian David Consaul (Tampa, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an improvement for the attachment of lighting or other accessories to a vehicle. In one configuration, a light box is attached to the rear of a vehicle by the use of a novel attachment feature, namely attachment via the use of protruding chain loops. Other accessories may similarly be attached thereto through similar means."

The patent was filed on March 23, 2023, under Applica...