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Illumination apparatus confining light by total internal reflection and methods of forming the same

US8840276B2 · kind B2 · utility

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187References

20Claims

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Assignee

OREE, INC. · IL

Inventors

Yosi Shani · Raanana, IL
Eran Fine · Nes Ziona, IL
Baruch Schiffmann · Shoham, IL
Dafna B. Arbiv · Jerusalem, IL
Avner Badihi · Nataf, IL
Gadi Segal · Ramat Gan, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2013
Grant date	Sep 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10H20/854
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In various embodiments, an illumination apparatus includes an air gap between a sub-assembly and a waveguide attached thereto at a plurality of discrete attachment points, as well as a bare-die light-emitting diode encapsulated by the waveguide.

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