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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Udayan Kanade, Pune, IN;
Balaji Ganapathy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Udayan Kanade, Pune, IN;
Balaji Ganapathy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
I2iC Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for providing a multicolored illuminator for displays is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first sheet comprising a plurality of columnar illuminators stacked side by side, and a plurality of colored light sources placed along an edge of the first sheet. The plurality of columnar illuminators diffuse light generated by the plurality of colored light sources. Each columnar illuminator has a light diffuser included within it at a concentration that is different at different locations.