ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,245, issued on May 27.
"Multi-purpose lighting device" was invented by Shunyuan Jiang (Dazhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-purpose lighting device is provided, which includes a bracket, a lampshade provided on the bracket, a lamp cover provided on a top of the bracket, and a lamp holder provided at a bottom of the bracket. A light emitting part and a power module are provided on the bracket and located in the lampshade. A bottom of the lamp holder is provided with a clamp slot with a downward opening; the lighting device can be placed on a horizontal surface for lighting use or hung on a support part of several types...