ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,032, issued on Nov. 18.
"Dual effects lighting device" was invented by John Raymond Wyss (Chehalis, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel lighting device is provided which projects two simultaneous yet distinct lighting effects to its surrounding areas from a central mounted and covered light source, firstly illuminating a proximate surface directly by the light source and by reflection of a cover, and secondly light is remotely provided by optically conductive materials which transmit and project light, such that the central light source projects onto proximate surface areas directly and by reflection, and light projects remo...