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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Applicant:
William J. Hooper, Jr., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Inventor:
William J. Hooper, Jr., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The embodiments disclosed herein relate to light shelves for daylighting, and more particularly to light shelves that include both a diffuser and a reflector. According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a light shelf that includes at least one anchor bracket suitable for attachment to a building structure; at least one support beam attached to the anchor bracket; and a plurality of light transmitting airfoil-shaped louvers each supported and positioned by the support beam at a preselected fixed profile angle, wherein each of the louvers includes a diffuser and a reflective surface.