Patent · US Expired

Lighting apparatus

US7473019B2 · kind B2 · utility

28Cited by
9References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 2005
Grant dateJan 6, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 29, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133611
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lighting apparatus, particularly for the use as lighting elements in signage or as backlighting apparatus, which comprises a cavity formed by a light emitting front side, a reflective backside arranged opposite to the front side and a sidewall, and a plurality of light emitting semiconductor components mounted on the sidewall in such a way that their light is irradiated in the cavity. The reflective backside of the cavity is formed in such a way that the cavity is divided into at least two partitions directing the light to the front side.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.