Discrete lighting elements and planar assembly thereof
US8172447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0088
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, a light-emitting surface includes a plurality of discrete, substantially flat light-emitting illumination devices arranged in a tiled configuration. Each device has a light-emitting area and an unilluminated area, the light-emitting area of a first device occluding at least a portion of the unilluminated area of a second, adjacent device.
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