ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,574, issued on June 2, was assigned to Lucifer Lighting Co. (San Antonio).
"Light fixture assembly with a glare mask" was invented by Peter K. Nelson (New Braunfels, Texas) and Brian Beck (Spring Branch, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light fixture assembly includes a baffle having a baffle cylindrical wall extending axially. The baffle includes a baffle end wall with a first opening having a first diameter. A glare mask is disposed adjacent to the baffle end wall. The glare mask has a glare mask aperture wall with a light aperture smaller than the first opening."
The patent was filed on March 26, 2025, under Application No. ...