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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2016
Ideal Industries Lighting Llc, Sycamore, IL (US);
Claudio Girotto, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Theodore Lowes, Lompoc, CA (US);
Chandan Bhat, Goleta, CA (US);
Mark Youmans, Goleta, CA (US);
IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
In view of delamination and other failure mechanisms, bonded assemblies are described herein comprising one or more reinforcement members reducing deflection of the assemblies under applied flexural loads, wherein the reinforcement members do not materially interfere with the functionality of the bonded assemblies. In one aspect, waveguide assemblies are provided. A waveguide assembly, in some embodiments, comprises a waveguide body and light extraction elements bonded to the waveguide body, wherein at least one reinforcement member is coupled to the waveguide assembly at one or more locations to reduce deflection of the waveguide assembly under an applied flexural load.