Industry Patents
Patent: 7255458
System and Method for the Diffusion of Illumination Produced by Discrete Light Sources
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| Patent Number: |
7255458 |
| Title: |
System and Method for the Diffusion of Illumination Produced by Discrete Light Sources |
| Abstract: |
The present invention provides a system and method for the diffusion of
illumination from discrete light sources such that the illumination is
blended and directed in one or more desired directions. The illumination
system comprises a substrate having a plurality of light-emitting
elements thereon which are arranged in an array, wherein these
light-emitting elements produce illumination at one or more wavelengths.
Proximate to the light-emitting elements is a diffuser, which collects
the illumination produced by the discrete light-emitting elements and
redirects this illumination in one or more predetermined directions,
thereby blending together the one or more wavelengths of illumination and
concentrating the illumination in the predetermined directions. The
illumination system further comprises a power system, which provides
energy to the light-emitting elements thereby resulting in their
activation. Through the blending of the illumination produced by the
discrete light-emitting elements together with the redirection of the
illumination in a desired direction, both of which are enabled by the
diffuser placed proximate to the discrete light-emitting elements, the
creation of a blended pattern of illumination from these discrete
light-emitting elements is provided, wherein this pattern of illumination
can be one or more lines or planes of illumination.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Ashdown |
| Assignee: |
TIR Systems |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
F21V 5/00 |
| US Classification: |
362/246 |
| Issue Date: |
08-14-2007 |
| Filing Date: |
07-21-2004 |
| Application : |
10/897309 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
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| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
7255458 at Google Patents |
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