ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,909, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Pinnacle 20 LLC (Phoenix).

"Modular lighting system assembly" was invented by Nikos Aristotle Lambesis (Cave Creek, Ariz.) and Kevin Lambesis (Cave Creek, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular lighting system includes a base that includes three cable connectors, a first cable connected to a first cable connector and connecting the base to a first adjacent base, a second cable connected to a second cable connector and connecting the base to a second adjacent base, a third cable connected to a third cable connector and connecting the base to a lighting unit, and the lighting unit. The f...