ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,952, issued on June 16, was assigned to USAI LLC (New Windsor, N.Y.).

"Flush glass adjustable lighting fixture" was invented by Jonathan I. Jones (Highland, N.Y.), Robert Leiter (New York), Frank Cogliano (Pomona, N.Y.) and Yi Yang (New Windsor, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recessed light fixture has an enclosure with an aperture, a light source operable to emit light through the aperture, and a glass element operable to transmit light emitted from the light source into the room. The glass element is disposed substantially planar with a bottom surface of the ceiling and has a beveled outer edge having an opaque coating opera...