ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,500, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to LIGHTUPTOYS.COM LLC (Sellersburg, Ind.).
"Fog and dancing liquid lantern" was invented by Joshua C. Kelly (New Albany, Ind.), Christopher D. Kelly (New Albany, Ind.), Max Armendariz Lalama (Sellersburg, Ind.) and Evan Thompson (Jeffersonville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fog and dancing liquid lantern which includes a chamber secured between a base and a lid. The lid contains an ultrasonic mister, which is directed into the chamber to create fog effect therein. A lower surface of the chamber contains several orifices. The base contains a dancing liquid assembly, which includes an encl...