ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,398, issued on June 23, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Fish stick assembly with lighted tip" was invented by Aaron M. Williams (Milwaukee) and Caleb C. Adams (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fish stick includes a light emitting component, such as a lighted tip, near the leading end of the fish stick. The lighted tip includes a curved lens that directs some light around an attachment piece at the end of the fish stick and generally in the forward direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fish stick. The fish stick may be made of a phosphorescent material and stored in a lit conta...