ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,666,517, issued on June 23, was assigned to HANGZHOU YUN LED CHIP PHOTOELECTRICITY TECH. Co. LTD. (Hangzhou, China).

"Bidirectionally illuminating light source triggered by power-line pulse signals, a light string, and a control apparatus" was invented by Yinghan Yang (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bidirectionally illuminating light source triggered by power-line pulse signals includes a first light emitting module triggered by power-line pulse signals and a reverse light emitting module, which are connected in parallel between a first port and a second port of the power lines. The first light emitting module triggered...