ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,682, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LightUpToys.com LLC (Sellersburg, Ind.).
"Illuminating inflatable balloon toy" was invented by Joshua C. Kelly (New Albany, Ind.), Christopher D. Kelly (New Albany, Ind.), Max Armendariz Lalama (Sellersburg, Ind.) and Christopher W. Chung (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminating toy with an attachable inflatable balloon. The toy includes a housing secured to a hollow shaft. The inflatable balloon is attachable around the hollow shaft. The balloon includes a sleeve, which extends around a connector secured around the shaft. This hollow sleeve is secured in place via a female...