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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Joseph Cleaver, Wilmette, IL (US);
Eric Olav Eriksson, Evanston, IL (US);
George R. Hulse, Cookeville, TN (US);
Assignee:
iLight Technologies, Inc., Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 2/100 ;
Abstract
An illumination device utilizes a profiled rod or material having waveguide that preferentially scatters light entering a light receiving surface so as to along the length of the rod. A light source is positioned adjacent the light receiving surface with a reflecting member or coating juxtaposed against that surface for reflecting light into the light receiving surface.