ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,033, issued on May 26, was assigned to E. MISHAN & SONS INC. (New York).

"Portable tire inflator with light frame as visual indicator" was invented by Steven Mishan (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable tire inflator has a front control panel surrounded by an opaque or clear bezel at a perimeter thereof. A pump motor is activated by a control button on the front control panel. A series of light sources are mounted in an internal space of the housing to form a same predetermined shape as the bezel. Light emitted by the light sources passes through the bezel. Each light source selectively emits a first color and a second c...