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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 31, 2023
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bart Andre Salters, Eindhoven, NL;
Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink, Utrecht, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention provides an anti-fouling lighting system configured for preventing or reducing biofouling on a fouling surface of an object, by providing an anti-fouling light via an optical medium to said fouling surface, the anti-fouling lighting system comprising: a lighting module comprising a light source configured to generate an anti-fouling light, and said optical medium configured to receive at least part of the anti-fouling light, the optical medium comprising an emission surface configured to provide at least part of said anti-fouling light; and comprising silicone that includes particles of, for example, silica, glass, or mica, wherein a density of the particles in the silicone increases from within the optical medium towards the emission surface.