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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
May. 04, 2004
Benjamin D. Jacobson, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert D. Gengelbach, Rochester, NY (US);
Benjamin D. Jacobson, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert D. Gengelbach, Rochester, NY (US);
Illumitech Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A nonimaging optical system for processing a first and second light distribution. The nonimaging optical system includes at least two refractive surfaces, at least one reflective surface nearer to the first light distribution along at least one ray path than the nearer of the two refracting surfaces and the reflective surface and the refractive surfaces cooperating to redirect light edge rays of the first light distribution into the neighborhood of the edge of the second light distribution with a single reflection from the reflecting surface.