ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,983, issued on June 2, was assigned to The Daavlin Distributing Co.

"Phototherapy systems, methods of using a phototherapy system, and methods of manufacturing a phototherapy system" was invented by David Swanson (Bryan, Ohio) and Robert Golding (Bryan, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example phototherapy systems, methods of using a phototherapy system, and methods of manufacturing a phototherapy system are described. An example phototherapy system includes a handle and a phototherapy light source. The phototherapy light source is attached to the handle, adapted to emit a light in a therapeutic wavelength, and includes a plasma la...