Illumination apparatus, method, and system for converting pseudo-collimated radiant energy into a predetermined pattern in angle space with controlled intensity
US7686481B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/80
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A radiant energy redirecting apparatus, method, and system. In one aspect, it comprises two radiant energy distribution surfaces, each surface comprised of a multiplicity of equivalently shaped linear distribution elements, where each surface acts to distribute radiant energy in orthogonal directions, and where each surface is comprised of refractive or total internal reflection elements, or a combination thereof, for the purpose of efficiently directing pseudo-collimated radiant energy into a generally rectangular-shaped output distribution in angle space.
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