US 12,276,414 B1
Hemispherical lighting device
Deemah Mohammed Almoaibed, Dammam (SA); Noran Kattan, Dammam (SA); Norizzah Khan, Dammam (SA); Duaa Alshurieh, Dammam (SA); and Amjad Alshehri, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/829,371.
Application 18/829,371 is a continuation of application No. 18/498,798, filed on Oct. 31, 2023, granted, now 12,117,152.
Int. Cl. F21V 3/02 (2006.01); F21S 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 3/02 (2013.01) [F21S 9/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lighting unit, comprising:
a hollow hemispherical body;
a hemispherical holder; and
a sphere,
wherein a center of a bottom half of the hollow hemispherical body comprises the hemispherical holder which is configured to hold the sphere,
wherein the sphere comprises:
a light source;
a translucent portion; and
an opaque portion,
wherein the light source is disposed inside of the sphere,
wherein the sphere is configured to rotate within the hemispherical holder so as to vary a position of light emitted by the light source through the translucent portion, and
wherein the hemispherical holder is connected to the hollow hemispherical body by a shelf so as to cover an entirety of the bottom half of the hollow hemispherical body, and wherein the shelf fills a space between the hollow hemispherical body and the hemispherical holder such that there is no gap between the hollow hemispherical body and the hemispherical holder.