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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jameson R. Mauzy, Great Neck, NY (US);
Brendan Upton, East Patchogue, NY (US);
Christian D. Trapani, East Moriches, NY (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of this disclosure a light guide includes a flexible substrate having two outer surfaces with at least one of the two outer surfaces defining a light emitting area. At least one edge of the flexible substrate is configured to receive light from a light source coupled to the edge. The light guide further includes a plurality of light extraction features formed within the flexible substrate in between the two outer surfaces. The light extraction features may be arranged according to a controlled distribution that affects a propagation of light in between the two outer surfaces and an emission of light from the light emitting area.