ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,987, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Brightz Ltd. (Ottawa Lake, Mich.).
"Illuminating bicycle wheel device" was invented by Brent Anderson (Ottawa Lake, Mich.) and Brian Finch (Ottawa Lake, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an illumination device for use with spoked wheels, such as bicycle wheels, wherein the wheel includes a hub portion, a plurality of spokes, and a rim portion. The illumination device includes a power pack, at least one adaptor body, and at least one attachment portion. The power pack having at least one wire, a flexible button cap, a body housing, and circuit board with a switch. The at least one ...