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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Paul Jaster, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Paul Jaster, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solatube International, Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 7/18 (2006.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In some embodiments, a sunlight collection system has an upper portion with prismatic elements and a lower cylindrical portion extending from the periphery of the upper portion down to terminate in an open lower end through which light can pass. In certain embodiments, a prism ring is positioned within the cylindrical portion and is configured to refract sunlight entering the sunlight collection system.