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

US9829620B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oree Advanced Illumination Solutions LTD. · IL

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2017
• Grant date: Nov 28, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10H20/854
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical 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.