ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,138, issued on June 23.
"Lighting fixture with a foldable lampshade" was invented by Ming Li (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting fixture with a foldable lampshade comprises a lampshade and a light source assembly; the lampshade includes a foldable semi-rigid sheet material, on which crease lines for guiding folding are provided; edge areas of the lampshade abut and fit against each other in unfolded state; the lighting fixture further includes a connecting buckle, which includes a first engaging member and a second engaging member respectively disposed on two edge areas; the first engaging member and second eng...