ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,951, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Traffic and Parking Control Co. LLC (Brown Deer, Wis.).

"Illumination system for traffic signs" was invented by Zachary Karthauser (Brookfield, Wis.) and Adrian Teekasingh (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides an illumination system comprising a housing, a connection assembly configured to connect the housing to a support structure such as a traffic sign pole, a lighting element associated with the housing, and a controller configured to control operation of the lighting element. The housing includes a portion defining a cavity that surrounds at least a portion...