ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,970, issued on April 14, was assigned to S&S Precision LLC (Virginia Beach, Va.).

"Personal signaling device" was invented by Johnny E. Swan (Virginia Beach, Va.), Andrew C. Borland (Virginia Beach, Va.) and William-Joseph B. Elizalde (Virginia Beach, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A personal signaling device including an electronics package with a circuit board, an emitter, and an activation switch. The device may include a translucent body with a lens section, an extended seal, and/or an attachment through hole. The device may include a base with an inner well configured to at least partially enclose the electronics package, a...