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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Nicolo F. Machi, Marysville, OH (US);
Scott R. Mangum, Dublin, OH (US);
Jeffrey M. Singer, Fairborn, OH (US);
Joseph L. Ferguson, Springfield, OH (US);
Nicolo F. Machi, Marysville, OH (US);
Scott R. Mangum, Dublin, OH (US);
Jeffrey M. Singer, Fairborn, OH (US);
Joseph L. Ferguson, Springfield, OH (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A lighting device () includes one or more diode light sources (), which are configured to emit light into the peripheral edges of a light guide (). The light guide () includes a set of diffusing elements () for scattering the emitted light in a plurality of directions out of the front surface of the light guide (). The diffusing elements () are distributed on the light guide () so that the scattered light achieves a particular characteristic, e.g., improved uniformity.