ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,259, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Camco Manufacturing LLC (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Hose extension with handle and lighting" was invented by Brandon Blakely (Burlington, N.C.), Gregory Walton (Kernersville, N.C.), Niko Jovicevic (Statesville, N.C.) and Bruce Andrew Angel (Stokesdale, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for a hose extension handle system including a tubular grip with distinct first and second ends, a battery carrier within the first end's cavity to hold a battery, and an engageable actuator on the first end's outer surface that is electrically connected to the battery. From the second end of the g...