ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,841, issued on Feb. 4.

"Apparatus for mimicking the light and sky-conditions at the horizon" was invented by Abhay Wadhwa (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "of the Invention Disclosed herein an apparatus for mimicking the light and sky-conditions at the horizon comprises a light assembly (2) provided with at least two angularly disposed horizontal strips (9a and 9b) of light source, a composite lens (5) fixedly placed above the light assembly (2) and configured to selectively reflect and transmit the light incident on it, a reflecting dome (3) centrally and partially disposed over the composite lens (5) and light assembly module...