Patent · US Expired

Lampshade

US7373744B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 15, 2004
Grant dateMay 20, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 21, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21V11/14
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lampshade has a body with a number of spaced-apart apertures extending through the thickness of the body. The apertures are arranged in a pattern defining an image on the lampshade. Each aperture is sufficiently small in cross section to form an illuminated image pixel from normal viewing distances when the lampshade is illuminated by a lamp.

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