ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,790, issued on July 14, was assigned to Elzetta Design LLC (Georgetown, Ky.).

"Tactical shield handle and lighting system" was invented by Bryan Thomas Marcum (Georgetown, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tactical shield handle and lighting system comprises: a handle assembly configured to be mounted on a rear surface of the tactical shield; and a lighting enclosure configured to be mounted on a front surface of the tactical shield, the lighting enclosure including one or more light sources. In use, the handle assembly is secured to the lighting enclosure through the tactical shield by one or more fastener subsystems. Each of the...