ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,898, issued on Jan. 13.

"Luminaire with multi-directional lighting controls" was invented by Henry David Walden (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A luminaire and lighting system for multi-directional lighting controls for customizing lighting effects in multiple directions surrounding the luminaire are provided. The system includes the luminaire and an external power supply unit that can be plugged into the luminaire. The luminaire has multiple individually controllable lighting zones disposed radially around an elongate body. The luminaire utilizes a single power supply circuit for all lighting zones and a communications p...