Patent · US Expired

Lighting system

US6540373B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 2001
Grant dateApr 1, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 29, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S362/80
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An overhead lighting system is formed by embedding a plurality of light elements within a support structure, such as a ceiling panel of a suspended ceiling. The light elements are preferably ultra-bright light emitting diodes (LEDs). The LEDs are mounted in the ceiling panel so that the light emitted from each LED projects from a first surface of the ceiling panel and down into a respective space.

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