ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,091, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to JOININ GLOBAL PTE.LTD. (Singapore).

"Foldable lampshade" was invented by Hongbing Zheng (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable lampshade is provided, which includes a foldable support frame and a cloth covering, where the cloth covering is detachably connected to the foldable support frame, and the foldable support frame includes an outer support frame, an inner support member, and connecting members connecting the outer support frame and the inner support member. The outer support frame includes a first support member, a second support member, and first joint members, where t...