US Patent Issued to Harbor Freight Tools USA on May 19 for "Additive and integrated lighting and camera accessories for a hydraulic jack" (California, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,324, issued on May 19, was assigned to Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc. (Calabasas, Calif.).

"Additive and integrated lighting and camera accessories for a hydraulic jack" was invented by Craig Steinfels (Powell, Ohio), Andrew McGraw (Newbury Park, Calif.), Casper Wypych (Calabasas, Calif.) and Michael Matteo (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting system for a floor jack is disclosed. The lighting system includes at least one lighting element operable to emit a light beam. The lighting system is operable to illuminate a vehicle's lifting points so that the lifting operation of a vehicle may be performed safely. The light ...