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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Kenall Manufacturing Company, Kenosha, WI (US);
Brandon Stolte, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Yanwai Mui, Skokie, IL (US);
KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
A luminaire that includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a light diffuser having a planar surface facing the LEDs, and a reflector that surrounds a cavity formed between the light diffuser and the LEDs. Also disclosed is a light distribution system having a first plurality of lenses configured to convert incident light into a light distribution pattern and a second plurality of lenses configured to convert incident light into a different light distribution pattern. Further disclosed is a method of distributing light that involves emitting light towards a light diffuser, scattering a first portion of the light with the light diffuser, reflecting a second portion of the light with the light diffuser, reflecting the second portion of the light with a first reflective surface back towards the light diffuser, and scattering the second portion of the light with the light diffuser.