ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,822, issued on May 12, was assigned to Brightz Ltd. (Ottawa Lake, Mich.).

"Illumination devices for sites and chairs" was invented by James McAllister (Perrysburg, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illumination device includes an illumination portion including one or more illumination sources, and a coupling portion flexibly connected to the illumination portion, in which the illumination portion and the coupling portion are capable of coupling together through magnetic force provided by at least one magnet positioned within the illumination portion or the coupling portion."

The patent was filed on Feb. 24, 2025, under Applicati...