ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,902, issued on April 7, was assigned to USAI LLC (New Windsor, N.Y.).

"Lighting fixture with adjustable aperture" was invented by Jonathan I. Jones (Highland, N.Y.) and Frank Cogliano (Pomona, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recessed lighting fixture operable to emit light through an opening in a surface panel into a room, has a fixture base having an opening. An aperture plate extends along an inside surface of the fixture base and has a collar extending through the opening of the fixture base and forming an aperture. A lighting assembly is connected to the fixture base and is operable to emit light through the aperture. The a...